1. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
FALL SESSION STARTING SOON! GRANTS MANAGEMENT FOR TRIBAL ENTITIES
Fall Program Dates: August 21, 2024 to October 9, 2024
The Grants Management for Tribal Entities online course provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of the principles, practices, and strategies required to effectively manage grants within tribal communities. Offered virtually, this course equips learners with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the complexities of grant acquisition, administration, compliance, and reporting in a tribal context.
This course is offered through the Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico.
Grants Management for Tribal Entities is designed to be most helpful for:
- Tribal Leaders and Council Members
- Tribal administrators and program managers
- Grant coordinators within tribal organizations
- Individuals interested in developing skills for effective grant management within tribal contexts
Save 50% on Enrollment
Complete a short survey to receive a 50% discount for the upcoming session. Please email Jaycee Salling, Program Specialist at jaycee@nafoa.org for the survey link. Limited codes available and course registrations with discount codes are first come, first served.
2. CONFERENCE:
AGENDA AVAILABLE FOR #NAFOAFALL24
The agenda is live, and registration is open for NAFOA’s 2024 Fall Finance & Tribal Economies Conference, being held September 23-24, 2024, at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront.
The conference will offer two full days of high-quality, educational breakout sessions, and general sessions focused on discussing critical issues facing Indian Country. We can’t wait for you to join us in San Diego!
Overflow Hotel Option
NAFOA has secured a limited number of overflow hotel rooms at the Wyndham San Diego Bayside. You can reserve your room at the group rate of $349 through our reservation page.
3. REPORTS: TRIBAL CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE PILOT FOR POST-AWARD REPORTING
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Department of the Interior, and the Executive Office of the President released a report detailing findings from the Tribal CX Pilot for Post-Award Reporting project. The report concludes a yearlong interagency effort to develop and test customer experience focused improvements to lessen post-award reporting burden on tribal grant recipients in rural and underserved areas.
The project launched four successful pilot solutions, including an offline report for the Department of Treasury’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, the HHS Grants QSMO’s Federal Grant Systems Hub (beta), reduced reporting requirements for Indian Health Service’s Behavioral Health Initiative, and digital identity verification system improvements.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior
4. MUST READ: CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION: OUR SHARED GLOBAL HUMAN INTEREST AND THE MEDICINE THAT HEALS
An Essay by Kitcki A. Carroll, USET/USET SPF Executive Director
A message for your consideration to all my relations fighting to protect and strengthen Indian Country…
As I sat an ocean away reflecting on the possibilities of what should be the righteous arc of the moral universe’s long bend towards justice, the juxtaposition of the tranquil natural beauty and the violent colonizer-mindset comingled and embedded in the Italian cityscapes continued to unsettle me. This was my first time in the “Old World” and I was there at the Gonzaga School of Law 2024 Human Rights Conference: Cultural Heritage as a Human Right presenting on “The Story of Tribal Nation-U.S. Relations and Its Impact on Our Cultural Survival & Perseverance”. My presentation included a discussion on the foundations of U.S. federal Indian law and policy, including the impacts of U.S. colonization on our cultural heritage, and the current challenges and opportunities of our diplomatic relationship. What began as just another educational opportunity, albeit on the international stage, I have since realized it has changed me profoundly both personally and professionally. Cultural heritage is a fundamental human right and my experience here reinforces the need to relentlessly oppose cultural erasure at all costs, especially against the backdrop of this European hotspot of an oppressor, conqueror, colonizer, and human-rights-violator mindset…
Source: United South and Eastern Tribes (USET)
5. JOBS:
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS
Morongo Band of Mission Indians is seeking a dynamic Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join our organization. Under the direction of the Tribal Council, plan, organize and direct the Tribe’s overall financial policies. Oversee all financial functions including accounting for Tribal Government and all Tribal Enterprises, budgeting, financing, grants management, insurance, audit, treasury and cash management; collaborate with casino CFO on budgeting; in partnership with the CEO, assist in investment management; coordinate and direct personnel, communications and record-keeping functions to meet tribal accounting needs and assure smooth and efficient fiscal activities; supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned personnel.
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