USET Programs

• USET OERM Webinar Series: Reducing Lead in Tribal Communities - December 20
• Shop Small, Give Big: Holiday Gifting Guide for Supporting Native Businesses - December 3
• Biden-Harris Administration Releases Final Lead and Copper Rule Improvements - November 27
• Small Business Saturday - November 26
• Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Model Virtual Training - November 7
• Office of Economic Development Webinar: “Analysis of Assessing the Economic Impact of USET Tribal Nations on National Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Report" - November 6
• USET OERM Webinar: EPA QAPP Guidance and Overview for Tribal Nations - October 25
• USET Wetland Program Plan Virtual Writing Workshop Delayed One Week - October 22
• Pertussis (Whooping Cough) - October 8
• Federal Disaster Declaration for Tribal Nations - October 8
• Applications Open for Aspirnaut™ Lu-Springer High School Summer Research Internships 2025 - September 25
• National Opioid Awareness Day - September 19
• Upcoming Webinars: Indigenous Breastfeeding and Food Sovereignty - September 16
• Behavioral Health Book for Youth Available for USET member Tribal Nations - September 12
• Announcing the Buy Indian System for Award Management (BISAM) - September 6
• Listeria Outbreak Linked to Deli Meats - September 5
• Prepare for the Respiratory Illness Season - September 4
• USET Wetland Program Plan Virtual Writing Workshop - September 3
• OTPH Webinar: Current Alcohol, Drug, and Concealment Trends and Identifiers - August 27
• Dengue Fever Outbreak: Locally and Abroad - August 12
• Travel Stipends Available for International Economic Development Conference - August 5
• BIA Annual Tribal Climate Resilience Funding: Apply by October 18 - July 25
• Nominations are open for the Earl J. Barbry Lifetime Achievement Award and the Chris Thompson Economic Development Professional Excellence Award - July 23
• 2024 USET Tribal Best Practices Conference – Hotel Room Block Extended to July 25 - July 22
• Register for the Utility Management Workforce Development Webinar - July 15
• IHS Loan Repayment/Scholarship Program Professions - July 11
• Tribal Consultation on the Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis Outbreak - July 9
• 2024 USET Tribal Best Practices Conference – Hotel Room Block Closes July 10 - July 2
• Reminder: Survey of Native Nations Participation Opportunity - June 26
• THPS Name Change to Office of Tribal Public Health - June 10
• Tribal Health Innovations (THI) Website and Social Media - June 5
• Lead in Contaminated Foods - June 4
• DEA Announces Telemedicine Consultation - June 3
• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) & safeTALK Training for Trainers (T4T) - May 22
• Announcing the 2024 USET Tribal Utility Summit - May 13
• A Cultural Approach to Good Health & Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC) - May 13
• Virtual Business Matchmaking - May 8
• Economic Development Week (May 6-10, 2024) - May 6
• Survey of Native Nations Participation Opportunity - May 3
• May is Mental Health Awareness Month - May 1
• USET Member Nations now eligible for USGS climate adaptation funding - April 29
• USET Celebrates Earth Day and Honors the Work of the Catawba Indian Nation - April 22
• Tribal Leadership Academy (TLA) at Dartmouth College August 4 – 10, 2024 - April 16
• OMB Announces April 4 Release of Uniform Guidance Revisions - April 1
• World Water Day Recognition - March 22
• Building Tribal Economies Toolkit Released, Highlights USET Tribal Nations - March 21
• Registration open for 2024 National Tribal Leaders Climate Summit - March 20
• Join USET Homeland Security and Emergency Services (HSES) Committee - March 7
• Registration is now open for the 2024 USET Tribal Climate Resilience Camp - February 29
• Current high school juniors invited to register for annual Native Youth Climate Adaptation Leadership Congress by March 15, 2024 - February 28
• Harmful Effects of Tianeptine Use - February 23
• Save the Date for the 2024 USET Tribal Best Practices Conference - February 22
• USET Comments on the IHS Nashville Area Tribal Shares Table - February 8
• EDA Grants Online Data Migration Transition to EDGE. Starts February 13th, 2024 - February 5
• Virtual USET Tribal Shares Discussion on Friday, January 26, 2024 - January 24
• FEMA Ninth Annual Tribal Nations Trainings Week: Anniston, AL, March 9-16, 2024 - January 17

Tribal Epidemiology Center Alerts

• 2023 Clinical Reporting System (CRS) Aggregate Report Now Available - November 20
• Pertussis (Whooping Cough) - October 8
• Federal Disaster Declaration for Tribal Nations - October 8
• Listeria Outbreak Linked to Deli Meats - September 5
• Prepare for the Respiratory Illness Season - September 4
• Dengue Fever Outbreak: Locally and Abroad - August 12
• Tribal Consultation on the Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis Outbreak - July 9
• Lead in Contaminated Foods - June 4
• DEA Announces Telemedicine Consultation - June 3
• Syphilis Epidemic Update - February 23
• Syphilis Epidemic Update - February 13

Tribal Epidemiology Center Surveillance Reports

• Weekly USET Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - December 19
• Weekly USET Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - December 13
• Weekly USET Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - December 5
• Weekly USET Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - November 21
• Weekly USET Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - November 14
• Weekly USET Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - November 7
• Weekly USET Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - October 31
• Weekly Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - March 21
• Weekly Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - March 14
• Weekly Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - March 7
• Weekly Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - February 29
• Weekly Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - February 22
• Weekly Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - February 15
• Weekly Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - February 8
• Weekly Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - February 1
• Weekly Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - January 25
• Weekly Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - January 19
• Weekly Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - January 11
• Weekly Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - January 4

• Tribal Enterprise Directory Update - December 13
• Public Health Advisory regarding an increase in Tuberculosis cases - December 6
• Fifth National Climate Assessment Released, Highlights Native Authors and Concerns - December 1
• Small Business Saturday is this Saturday, November 25 - November 20
• Update on the National Data Breach that Could Possibly Impact USET Tribal Nations - November 13
• National Data breach that could possibly impact USET Tribal Nations - November 7
• November is Diabetes Awareness Month - November 1
• IHS Student Loan Repayment Program-Now Accepting Applications - October 12
• FinCEN Issues Alert on Prevalent Virtual Currency Investment Scam Commonly Known as “Pig Butchering” - September 25
• DOI Midwest/Great Plains/Eastern Regions Federal/Tribal Meeting—Defending & Strengthening Tribal Homelands: Climate Adaptation, Resilience and Environmental Justice - September 15
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccine Recommended for Older Adults - September 14
• Youth Behavioral Health Kits NOW AVAILABLE - September 12
• Suicide Prevention Awareness Month - September 11
• USET joins the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center Consortium - August 30
• USET/USET SPF FY2024-2028 DRAFT Roadmap/Long-Term Strategic Planning - August 4
• Addressing the Opioid Crisis in Indian Country & Upcoming 2023 National Tribal Opioid Summit - August 1
• New tool to support Tribal Nation Enterprises and Native Businesses - July 10
• Call for Interest: Participate in New IHS Enterprise Electronic Health Record Planning - July 7
• Call for Interest: Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) Grant Opportunity - July 5
• Announcing New Funding Award - July 3
• 2024 World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference Charitable Golf Tournament - June 30
• The 2023 USET Tribal Climate Resilience Camp has been postponed - June 28
• FCC Hosting Webinar on Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant Program - June 22
• Register ASAP for the 2023 USET Tribal Climate Resilience Camp - June 20
• Wildfire Air Quality Alert Update - June 9
• Missing Children - Family Survival Guide - June 1
• Tiwahe Initiative Demonstration Project - June 1
• Cultivating Native Economies in the 21st Century - May 30
• White House Releases Ocean Climate Action Plan - May 12
• USET Virtual Outreach Session: The Power of CEDS - May 12
• Tribal Health Innovations (THI) Promotional Video - May 4
• Call for Interest: Behavioral Health Sub-Recipient Grant Opportunity - March 3
• Ninth Circuit Rules that Indian Health Service Owes Contract Support Costs on Third-Party-Funded Portion of Tribal Health Care Program - February 17

Tribal Epidemiology Center Alerts

• Urgent Need for Vaccination Coverage and Approved Therapeutics for Influenza, COVID-19, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) - December 21
• Update for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Recommended Treatment (Nirsevimab) for Infants: Nirsevimab Shortage - November 7
• COVID-19 ECHO Session - October 12
• Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Approval and Recommendations for Everyone 6 Months and Older - September 27
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Recommended Treatment for Infants and Vaccine for Pregnant Individuals - October 13
• National Immunization Awareness Month - August 17
• Syphilis Epidemic Affecting American Indians and Alaska Natives Communities - August 17
• COVID Spike - August 17
• Xylazine is an Emerging Threat Within the Opioid Crisis - August 24
• Extreme Heat, BIA Climate Resilience Funding, and Health - July 26
• Locally Transmitted Malaria found in the United States - July 6
• Tickborne Disease Awareness - June 20
• Wildfire Air Quality Alert Update - June 9

Tribal Epidemiology Center Surveillance Reports

• Weekly Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - December 21
• Weekly Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - December 14
• Weekly Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - December 7
• Weekly Area Seasonal Respiratory Illnesses Report - November 30
• Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report - November 22
• Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report - November 16
• Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report - November 9
• Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report - November 2
• Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report - October 25
• Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report - October 19
• Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report - October 11

USET TEC COVID-19 Alerts are available on USET's COVID-19 Resources page.

• OMB Single Audit Six-Month Extension - November 2
• Department of Energy Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 Resources - October 25
• Announcing New Funding Awards - September 5
• Grants.gov September 2022 System Transition & Downtime - August 8
• Nashville Area IHS Tribal Consultation Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) for 2022; USET Preparatory Call - April 27
• In partnership with USET, NAP hosts Regional Tribal Nation Listening Session - April 8
• Announcing New Funding Award - February 18
• Indigenous Futures Survey - February 7

Tribal Epidemiology Center Alerts

• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Surge in Hospitalizations - October 27
• CDC 2021 Report for Provisional Life Expectancy Estimates Reveals a Decline in Indian Country - October 24
• Paralytic Polio Case Reported in New York State - September 26
• Monkeypox - August 11
• WHO Declares Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency - July 26
• Monkeypox - June 30

USET TEC COVID-19 Alerts are available on USET's COVID-19 Resources page.
USET TEC Biweekly Influenza Reports are available on USET’s Data Improvement and Epidemiology page.