Earlier today, the Department of the Treasury released an update on the use of Recovery Program Operations and use of programmatic funding. Currently
Last night, Mary Peltola (Yup’ik) became the first Alaska Native woman to be elected to the House of Representatives when she won a special election
Two months ago, the House Committee on Energy & Commerce invited NAFOA Executive Director Richard Frias to testify on H.R. 8068, the “Tribal Energy Investment
The Department of the Treasury announced an extension for tribal governments to submit funding requests for their Capital Projects Fund. All applications must now be
Today, Treasury launched the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF) for eligible Tribal governments. The American Rescue Plan (ARP) appropriated $2 billion to
On Wednesday, Secretary of Interior Halland announced the names of the first-ever Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC). The STAC includes 24 representatives, two for each of
The United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) will be holding a virtual listen session on “Cannabis in Indian Country” on June 17 at 3:30PM ET. / 9:30 AM HT. As discussions around national cannabis reform legislation take shape, SCIA staff is seeking comments from Tribal leaders, their designees, and other experts from Native communities on Tribal cannabis commerce and related equities.
The Office of Management and Budget publishes an annual report (called a “crosscut”) on federal funding for programs that benefit Native Americans, but tribal stakeholders have expressed concerns about the report’s transparency. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that agency data shown in the report lacks details about what it represents, making it challenging for some people to understand and use the data.
NAFOA will host the Department of Energy in a webinar designed to discuss debt and tax equity for energy projects in Indian Country, as well as new changes to the DOE’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) on Wednesday, May 18th at 2:00pm Eastern Time.
Earlier this week, the White House released the President’s proposed budget for the Fiscal Year 2023 to start October 1st. Included in the budget request is $4.5 billion for Department of the Interior tribal programs, more than $1 billion above the 2021 enacted level.