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Congratulations to all New and Current ANA Grant Recipients
The Administration for Native Americans is excited to announce its FY 2022 awards across its five program areas. ANA grants include Native Language Preservation and Maintenance (P&M), Native Language Esther Martinez Immersion (EMI), Social and Economic Development Strategies (SEDS), Social and Economic Development for Alaska (SEDS-AK) and the Environmental Regulatory Enhancement (ERE).
In FY2022, ANA approved $16,784,377 in new grant awards to 58 entities and $32.4 million in non-competing continuation awards to 118 current ANA tribes and Native organizations.
View the full grant recipient list here.
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Strengthening Relationships with Indigenous Communities
An Historical Overview of Federal Policies in Indigenous America
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, the ANA Regional Training and Technical Assistance department invites you to a training event for ACF staff to learn about the long history of Indigenous-Federal relations.
Nov 16, 2022 - 3:00 PM EDT
Join Marissa Carmi (Oneida), Doctoral Student at the University of North Carolina and prior ANA Technical Assistance Provider, to understand the variety of experiences across Indigenous America and bolster your own work with these unique communities.
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HHS To Host American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month Observance Event
NOVEMBER 10, 2022 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
The event will celebrate the American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month by responding to COVID responses with the HHS panel. 2022 Theme is Celebrating Resilience, Strength and Innovation: "How Indian Country combated the Pandemic".
View the livestream here!
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Native American Heritage Month—Celebrating Promising Practices in Collaboration Across Tribal Early Childhood Programs
Monday, November 7, 2022, 3:00–4:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
In celebration of November’s Native American Heritage Month, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proud to present a webinar focused on celebrating promising practices in collaboration across Tribal early childhood (EC) programs as they serve American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children and families. This webinar will kick off a month of activities for national Native American Heritage Month. You can register for the webinar via this Web link.
Webinar Objectives
- Explore the topic of collaboration and celebrate the achievements of Tribal EC programs as they implement culturally grounded partnerships and systems.
- Share innovations and promising practices being implemented in Tribal communities.
- Discuss highlighted strategies with peers and hear about resources that can be used in Tribal communities and programs.
Anticipated Audience
The anticipated audience will include Tribal EC program staff members, including administrators and practitioners (e.g., Child Care and Development Fund, Head Start, Early Head Start, Early Head Start – Child Care Partnerships, Tribal Home Visiting), technical assistance providers, and others interested in supporting Tribal workforce initiatives and professional development efforts.
Office of Child Care
Administration for Children and Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Mary E. Switzer Building, Fourth Floor, MS 4425
330 C Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20201
General office number: (202) 690-6782
Fax: (202) 690-5600
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NAHM Kick Off Starts with Tribal Youth Summit
This summit will take place on Nov 14, 2022, and feature an all-day program with administration officials, special guests, and Native youth from across Indian Country to engage in discussions including mental health, wellness, climate change, food sovereignty, education, and more.
The event will be live-streamed, so we'll share those details on our LinkedIn soon.
This event precedes the White House Tribal Nations Summit on Nov 30 and Dec 1, 2022. United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. is working in partnership with Natives in Philanthropy (NAP) to offer a participation stipend to a Tribal Leader, or Ambassador as designated, of a federally recognized Tribal Nation to attend.
As Aspen CSG strives to center Indigenous voices, knowledge, and practices in our work year-round, we hope you'll check out some of our related materials:
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Native Nation Building: It Helps Rural America Thrive: Authors Stephanie Gutierrez and Miriam Jorgensen note that when tribes center sovereignty, Indigenous institutions, and culture in their development processes, they increase the probability of reaching their development goals and can build community wealth that is more aligned with tribal values and lifeways. The authors also highlight how Native nations and rural communities, working side-by-side and together, can strengthen the potential for thriving rural regions.
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Stewardship + Equity: Rooting a New Rural Legacy: Authors Chitra Kumar and Mikki Sager argue that a more holistic definition of stewardship is key to the future of rural America. This definition is rooted in lessons learned from Indigenous peoples, who have long emphasized that stewardship traditions encompass more than land management; they include cultural traditions and practices that are a way of life. The authors also recommend actions to address structural disadvantages and advance stewardship together with place, race, and class equity.
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Through Natural Disaster to Prosperity: A Call to Action: Practitioners shared that equitable disaster preparedness necessitates advancing worldviews that restore balance and relationships among communities and natural systems (Principle 2). Some Native nations are succeeding at reestablishing a balanced life in the face of hundreds of years of oppression — disaster on a monumental scale. Rural communities across the country have much to learn from Indigenous communities undertaking this work. Still, that learning itself must be balanced and reciprocal, not extractive or exploitative — undertaken with humility on the part of the learners and just compensation for those sharing experiences and knowledge.
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Principal Ideas: How Can We Secure Enduring Capital For Equitable Rural Prosperity?: Author Chrystel Cornelius, President & CEO of the Oweesta Corporation, argues that explosive creativity seen over the years from Native CDFIs and Native-led organizations, demonstrates that there are high-capacity institutions in place in Native and rural communities, if only governmental and philanthropic institutions have the desire to work in partnership with these organizations.
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OIG Resources Available Via Website
HHS, through its operating divisions, carries out health and human services programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs).
The Indian Health Service (IHS), which has an approximately $6 billion budget, provides or funds a wide range of clinical, public health, and community services to approximately 2.2 million AI/ANs who are members of the 574 federally recognized Tribes located in 37 States.
Tribally-run facilities typically serve as Medicare or Medicaid providers for eligible AI/ANs, as does the IHS. Other HHS agencies award grants for Tribal human services programs ranging from Head Start to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
OIG provides oversight—through audits, evaluations, and investigations—of all HHS Federal health care programs and grant programs that serve AI/ANs. We are committed to helping protect the HHS programs in Indian Country from fraud, waste, and abuse so that Tribal beneficiaries receive the health and human services that are so important to their well-being.
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New Mexico Tribal ICW Webinar Series
Learn from this recent webinar series about the development of the New Mexico Tribal Indian Child Welfare Consortium and how they partnered with the New Mexico Children Youth and Families Department to create a State Office of Tribal Affairs and pass the Indian Family Protection Act, establishing higher standards for ICWA.
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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month With OMH
November is Native American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Throughout the month, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) will continue its mission to improve the health of racial and ethnic minorities by raising awareness about the health disparities impacting the AI/AN communities.
The newest OMH Blog for Health Equity addresses the low health literacy levels leaving many people susceptible to dangerous COVID-19 misinformation and disinformation–especially racial and ethnic minority groups and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
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ACF Commitment to government-to-government relationship with tribes
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) values our government-to-government relationship with American Indian Tribes and recognizes that robust tribal consultation is important to our responsibility to improve the well-being of children and families across the country. As I approach the end of my first six months in this role, I invite you to participate in our upcoming Tribal Consultation, which is noted at the end of this letter, as well as to share my appreciation for the listening and learning I’ve gained through site visits and convenings. Every experience I’ve had with Tribal Leaders helps me be better informed as we take action toward shared goals.
In June, ACF hosted the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Tribal Learning Collaborative − Leveraging Grant Flexibilities and Promoting Innovation in Pandemic Recovery. This virtual gathering was designed to help grant recipients maximize their ARP funding and develop effective implementation strategies that can fit the unique needs of individual communities. This also was an opportunity for the White House and HHS leadership to hear about obstacles that exist in local tribal communities, as well as to lift up successful projects made possible with ARP funding.
In August, ACF co-hosted a briefing and listening session on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) with tribal leaders. I had the privilege to conduct this national convening with Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland, from the Department of Interior. It was clear that this first-of-its-kind convening was a meaningful gathering for the hundreds of participants who joined us. Tribal leaders have made it clear that the protection of Native children and families is the highest of priorities. We will keep supporting tribes in their work with states and courts to live out the principles of ICWA to safely prevent family separation and keep Native children connected to family and culture.
Later that month, I visited the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, a new grant recipient for ACF’s tribal home visiting program. Pascua Yaqui is one of seven tribes who were newly awarded grants as part of a total $2.975 million dollars to launch home visiting programs. During this visit, I also learned about the ICWA court that the tribe has established with the state court – an initiative that has already demonstrated better outcomes for the Tribe’s children and families. Finally, during this visit, I witnessed a historic collaborative agreement signed between Arizona’s Department of Child Safety and the Pascua Yaqui Tribal Council. It was a powerful experience to see leaders center the well-being of families in so many ways. In September, I joined HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and many other HHS senior officials in New Mexico to meet with tribal leaders at the Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Council. The dialogue was both meaningful and informative on topics ranging from ICWA to language preservation to the need for more regional convenings. This trip also afforded me the opportunity to visit the full language immersion Head Start program of the Pueblo of Jemez, as well as to visit the Pueblo of Santa Clara to learn about their youth leadership development. On both site visits, I met leaders at all levels of government who shared inspiring successes, while also making sure to voice challenges that ACF can address.
Just last week, I was proud to see a strong contingent of ACF program leaders participate with tribal leaders at the ACF Tribal Advisory Committee Meeting hosted by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe. Our agenda focused on the well-being and healing of the whole family. Tribal leaders shared specific recommendations designed to build strengthened relationships and sustainable programming to support Native families. My team and I participated with open ears and hearts to learn how we can better serve alongside tribal leaders. Next up for us, ACF will host our Annual Tribal Consultation meeting Monday, October 31, 2022, in Sacramento, California, in conjunction with the National Congress of American Indians Annual Convention. The meeting will take place from 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Pacific time. More information about registration and the meeting is posted here. During the session, I and other ACF leaders will be available to speak with tribal leaders to discuss issues important to tribes. I hope to meet some of you in person at this gathering. Through ACF’s programs, we will continue to develop policy that is responsive to feedback from tribal leaders, and to award grant funding to tribes, tribal organizations, and Native American organizations each year to strengthen the well-being of Native American children and families. Please know that you can reach out to ACF through our programs, regional offices or at anacomments@acf.hhs.gov.
Most sincerely,
January Contreras
Assistant Secretary
To view the letter as a PDF, click here.
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Tribal MIECHV Grantees and Indigenous Home Visiting Programs & Partners
Tribal Early Childhood Program with the Administration for Children and Families is pleased to announce the call for abstract submissions for the 2023 Indigenous Home Visiting Meeting (IHVM). The theme of this meeting is “Rooted In Traditions – Growing Through Connections.” This meeting will offer attendees the opportunity to learn from each other, share innovative approaches, build new connections, and celebrate the great work of Indigenous Home Visiting programs, regardless of funding source. Partners, at all levels (local, state, federal) are welcome to attend as well.
The meeting will take place June 6th – 8th 2023 at the Double Tree by Hilton in Crystal City, VA (right outside of Washington D.C.).
The abstract submission (linked here) process will be used to identify topics and speakers for the breakout sessions. Breakout sessions will be 90 minutes. The call for abstracts is open to Indigenous Home Visiting programs, technical assistance providers, model developers, and other interested parties (e.g., funders, researchers, etc.). Those not affiliated directly with an Indigenous home visiting program submitting a proposal are encouraged to partner with one or two programs to enhance the opportunity to highlight important topics from the program implementation context. Proposals will be accepted from November 1 – December 13, 2022. Completed abstracts should be submitted to pathmeetings@zerotothree.org.
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Interior Department Announces Development of First-Ever Consultation Policy with Native Hawaiian Community
The Office of Native Hawaiian Relations (ONHR) will host two virtual consultations on Thursday, Nov. 10 from 9 to 11 a.m. HST and Monday, Dec. 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. HST to gather feedback from the Native Hawaiian Community on the new policy.
ONHR discharges the Secretary's responsibilities for matters related to Native Hawaiians and serves as a conduit for the Department’s field activities in Hawaiʻi. More information is available on ONHR’s website.
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ACF Forecasts NOFOs for Two Grant Programs
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has forecasted that Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for two separate grant programs for the Fiscal Year 2023 Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (Tribal MIECHV) Program: Development and Implementation Grants & Implementation Expansion Grants.
The Development and Implementation Grant NOFO is intended for tribal entities that do not have prior experience with implementing evidence-based home visiting models, performance measurement systems, and evaluation activities. Funds will support 63-month grants (cooperative agreements) between ACF and federally-recognized Indian tribes (or a consortium of Indian tribes), tribal organizations, or urban Indian organizations to: conduct community needs assessments; develop the infrastructure needed for widespread planning and implementing of evidence-based maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting programs; and provide high-quality evidence-based home visiting services to pregnant women and families with young children aged birth to kindergarten entry.
The Implementation and Expansion Grant NOFO is intended for tribal entities that have an established history of implementation of high-quality, culturally grounded, evidence-based home visiting services to AI/AN families and children and are currently operating these services. Applicants may include existing grant recipients under the Tribal MIECHV program that are proposing to sustain or expand services, as well as other tribal entities that can demonstrate past and current experience with conducting such activities and are proposing to expand services. Funds will support 5-year grants (cooperative agreements) between ACF and federally recognized Indian tribes (or a consortium of Indian tribes), tribal organizations, or urban Indian organizations that are currently operating an evidence-based home visiting program serving expectant families and families with young children aged birth to kindergarten entry, and propose to sustain or expand their established infrastructure for home visiting services in tribal communities. Grants will support implementation of high-quality, culturally grounded, evidence-based home visiting services to American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) families and children; implementation of performance measurement and continuous quality improvement systems; development of early childhood systems; and participation in research and evaluation activities to build evidence around home visiting, particularly in tribal communities.
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2022 Project Planning and Development Training
ANA Regional TTA Centers will begin the 2022 Project Planning and Development Training sessions in October.
Whether you’re a community advocate starting a brand new organization or a seasoned grants veteran looking to form an ANA-eligible project from the ground up, you’ll definitely want to attend. We’ll cover all the fundamentals of forming a great community-based project in our free three-day training. It’s the perfect way to build the skills of your organization’s project teams.
We’re looking forward to meeting with you face-to-face or online to help you prepare a community-based project. And, as always, if you are unable to attend our live sessions, our pre-recorded trainings are available.
Visit your region's link below for more information!
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Check out this Fall Newsletter from the Capacity Building Center for Tribes! |
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Cheaper Hearing Aids Now in Stores
To lower the price of hearing aids and expand access, President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make hearing aids available over the counter, without a prescription. That is now reality. Starting today, hearings aids are now on store shelves across the country—for thousands of dollars less than they previously cost.
Specifically, today, under a final rule issued by the FDA, adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss can buy hearing aids at a store or online without a prescription, exam, or audiologist fitting. FDA estimates this could lower average costs by as much as $3,000 per pair—providing significant breathing room for the nearly 30 million Americans with hearing loss, including nearly 10 million adults under age 60.
Retailers across the country are now selling over-the-counter hearing aids. Options available today or coming soon include:
- Starting today, Walgreens is selling hearings aids at stores nationwide and online for $799 per pair. According to Walgreens, comparable models sold by specialists range from $2,000 to $8,000 a pair.
- Starting today, CVS will start selling over-the-counter hearing aids on CVS.com, with varying options on model and price point. CVS will also offer hearing aids in select CVS Pharmacy locations beginning in November.
- Starting today, Walmart will offer an assortment of over-the-counter hearing aids on Walmart.com, SamsClub.com, and in over 1,000 Vision Centers in Walmart stores across Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas, as well as 474 Sam’s Club Hearing Aid Center locations. Available products will range in price from $199 to $999 per pair, while according to Walmart, comparable prescription hearing aids are priced at $4,400 to $5,500 per pair.
- Starting this week, Best Buy will offer nearly 20 different hearing devices online. By the end of October, it will offer hearing aids in nearly 300 stores across the country. Devices will range in price between $200 and $3,000.
- Starting this week, Hy-Vee will sell over-the-counter hearing aids online and in 34 locations across Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. Hy-Vee plans to offer hearing aids in 100 locations by the end of the year. Hy-Vee will offer four models ranging in price from $499.99 to $999.99.
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USDA Announces Applications for ReConnect Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack yesterday announced that USDA is now accepting applications for ReConnect Program loans and grants to bring high-speed internet to rural areas that lack sufficient access to broadband.On Sept. 6, USDA began accepting applications for loans, with available funds of $150 million, grants with available funds of $700 million, and combination loan/grant awards using $300 million under the ReConnect Program. ReConnect Program funds can be used to fund the costs of construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide broadband service.
Federally recognized tribes will be able to apply for funds and the USDA will be waiving the matching funds requirement for both Tribal Governments and Alaska Native Corporations. Eligible areas include any area that is both rural and has 50 percent of households in that area lacking sufficient access to broadband service.
Applications must be submitted through the Agency’s online application system located on the ReConnect webpage. The application deadline will be November 2nd. All materials required for completing an application are included in the online system. The ReConnect webpage also includes basic program information and detailed application guidance.
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Join the Center for Biological Diversity for award-winning films and
interviews with filmmakers and activists.
In 2020, they created the Food Justice Film Festival to elevate and amplify the voices of farmers, food workers, activists and filmmakers while continuing a dialogue on the issues surrounding who grows our food, how our food is grown, who has access to sustainable food and who is harmed by industrial-farming practices and policies.
Watch the video below to learn more about why we created this Film Fest and why it's so important to the work we do at the Center for Biological Diversity.
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988 Tribal Response Agreements Extended, Nov. 8
The purpose of these cooperative agreements is to provide resources to improve response to 988 contacts (including calls, chats, and texts) originating in Tribal communities and/or activated by American Indians/Alaska Natives.
This program aims to:
(1) ensure American Indians/Alaska Natives have access to culturally competent, trained 988 crisis center support;
(2) improve integration and support of 988 crisis centers, Tribal nations, and Tribal organizations to ensure there is navigation and follow-up care;
(3) facilitate collaborations with Tribal, state and territory health providers, Urban Indian Organizations, law enforcement, and other first responders in a manner which respects Tribal sovereignty.
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Children's Advocacy Centers
Children's Advocacy Centers coordinate the investigation, treatment, and prosecution of child abuse cases.
Children's Advocacy Centers coordinate the investigation, treatment, and prosecution of child abuse cases by utilizing multidisciplinary teams of professionals involved in child protective and victim advocacy services, law enforcement and prosecution, and physical and mental health.
Children's Advocacy Centers must include the following components:
- Child-appropriate facility.
- Multidisciplinary team.
- Designated legal entity responsible for program and fiscal operations.
- Culturally competent policies and practices.
- Forensic interviews conducted in an objective, nonduplicative manner.
- Medical evaluation and treatment.
- Therapeutic intervention.
- Victim support/advocacy.
- Case review and tracking.
Four regional centers provide consultation and training and technical assistance services to communities that are developing local centers and also services to strengthen existing centers. The regional centers work cooperatively with the National Children's Alliance, which provides national leadership and advocacy for local centers. The Alliance also provides training, technical assistance, and networking opportunities to communities that are planning, establishing, or improving local centers.
Mark Hudson, M.D.
Executive Director
Paul DiLorenzo, ACSW, MLSP
Interim Executive Director
Chris Newlin
Executive Director
Suzanne Starling, M.D.
Executive Director/Project Director
The National Children's Advocacy Center, dedicated to developing and researching best practice models, provides education, training and professional services to promote excellence in child abuse response and prevention. The Native American Children's Alliance is an intertribal, cross-mentoring organization whose mission is to inspire and support the development, growth, and maintenance of multi-disciplinary teams and Children's Advocacy Centers in Native American and Alaska Native communities in their efforts to address child abuse.
You can find more information including funding opportunities here.
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Tribal Consultation on Youth Homelessness and Funding Opportunities
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) administers the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP). The program is designed to reduce the number of youth experiencing homelessness by developing and implementing a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending youth homelessness.
Grant funds, which are competitively awarded, can be used to create direct assistance programs for youth experiencing homelessness, including costs for housing and supportive services. Indian tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) are eligible to compete for these grant funds. More information about the program can be found on HUD’s website at: YHDP.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103) included $72 million for YHDP grants with priority given to communities with substantially rural populations, as well as $25 million for system improvement grants. As part of HUD’s commitment to its Tribal Consultation Policy and the government-to-government relationship with Indian tribes, HUD is seeking Tribal feedback on how these funds should be awarded.
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ANA presents American Rescue Plan Recipient Testimonials
In September 2021, the Administration for Native Americans awarded approximately $20 million in grant funding to 210 recipients of the Native Language Preservation and Maintenance Emergency grant though the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP). This ARP funding supports federally and state recognized Tribes and Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community organizations as they seek to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.
ANA has taken a giant leap in language preservation by awarding ARP funding to some of the most hard-hit Indigenous communities. With the impact of COVID-19, many of these communities lost first-language speaking elders and with the additional funding provided by ANA, these languages can be saved and protected.
In March 2022, ANA requested video testimonials from ARP recipients on how the funding was impacting their communities. Click each question to hear how funding has made an impact in each of these communities.
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Early Successes (Stories in your community)
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ANA has compiled the video testimonials with a short video for each question asked. The responses from organizations span over the entire United States also covering a wide variety of Native Languages that ARP funding was appropriated to support.
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End-of-Summer Research Training Institute
Training institute is open to American Indian and Alaska Native health professionals and students in coordination with the Northwest Native American Research Center For Health
(NW NARCH) program.
NW NARCH is operated by the EpiCenter at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB), an Indian organization uniquely qualified to administer NW NARCH based on active membership of all 43 Northwest Indian tribes in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. NW NARCH offers AI/AN researchers access to the extensive health research training opportunities of two premier academic health research institutes of the Northwest—Oregon Health Science University (OHSU) and Portland State University (PSU).
All of the NW NARCH projects are accomplished through enhancements of the existing partnership between NPAIHB, OHSU, and PSU. Together, we work to further the position of the NW NARCH as a regional resource for AI/AN health research and national efforts to reduce health disparities among AI/AN people. A specific training on Infection Diseases in American Indian and Native People will also be held.
To apply for the upcoming training institute, click here.
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United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. sessions
Attend on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 11:00 am Pacific/12:00 pm Mountain/1:00 pm Central/2:00 pm Eastern for a session below. Each session will be one hour in length that will provide an opportunity for participants to:
- Increase understanding of Native youth expressions of innate brilliance,
- Learn ways to identify, acknowledge, and nurture Native youth brilliance,
- Broaden understanding of Native youth perspective from Native youth voices,
- Learn three ways to recognize and support Native youth brilliance.
Register in advance for each session! You MUST register for each individual session to get the unique link for each session - see the session list from now through November 2022 below!
- September 27 - Inspiring Native life transformation plans
- October 25 - Reframing Native mental health
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November 22 - (final session in 2022 series) Open discussion forum: Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance
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USDA Native Youth Resource Guide 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) mission touches the lives of every American, every day, including Indian Country. USDA is strongly invested in supporting the next generation of agricultural producers, community leaders, and innovators in fields around science, technology, and economic development while simultaneously supporting native youth in fulfilling their potential. As the leaders of tomorrow, native youth may have questions about how the USDA functions, what programs it has for youth, and what partnership opportunities there are.
The USDA Native Youth Guide provides information to help Tribal youth learn about USDA programs and resources. Native youth, and organizations working with them, are welcome to contact the USDA Office of Tribal Relations (OTR) for more information on any of these tools. An overview of USDA resources is also available in the USDA Tribal Resource Guide posted on the OTR website. OTR serves as the point-of-contact for Indian Country to USDA and is available to answer any questions you have.
Office of Tribal Relations Phone: (202) 205-2249 tribal.relations@usda.gov www.usda.gov/tribalrelations
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Hurricane preparedness resources
The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on June 1 and runs through November 30. As noted in a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) press release, in 2021 for the seventh year in a row, a named storm occurred before June 1, and for the first time on record, two hurricane seasons in a row required more than the 21 storm names designated for each season.
NOAA also reports that their Climate Prediction Center projected a busier than average 2021 hurricane season, which helped communities across the nation prepare to increase safety for individuals, families, and property. Preparedness may well have saved lives and increased well-being.
Fine more resources here.
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Improving Health and Well-Being in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities through Compliance
OIG offers the online training series Improving Health and Well-Being in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Through Compliance. This series includes web-based trainings, job aids, and videos for grantees and health care providers who serve AI/AN communities to learn more about compliance; fraud, waste, and abuse; and health care quality.
These trainings are free and provide information and tools that you, at the option of your organization and based on its needs, can apply to help ensure your organization provides quality services to your community and complies with applicable statutes, regulations, and program requirements. Users will be able to download a certification of completion for each training completed.
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USDA and EDA Launch Resource Guide to Boost Economic Development in Rural Communities
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development released a joint resource guide to help community organizations access USDA and EDA resources to build strategies to boost economic development in rural America.
This joint planning resource guide for rural America will better equip our communities with an easy to access and easy to use tools to maximize the work of providing greater and inclusive economic prosperity across our country.
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Planning a Reentry Program: Reentry Resources
Reentry is the transition from incarceration – life in prison, jail, or juvenile justice facilities – to life in the community. Each year roughly 600,000 individuals return to our neighborhoods after serving time in federal or state prisons and 11.4 million people cycle through local jails.
Nearly everyone who goes to jail and approximately 95 percent of persons in state or federal prison will eventually return home. Although returning to the community may be inevitable, successful reentry and reintegration are not.
Recidivism studies reveal that two out of every three people released from state prison are rearrested for a new offense and about half return to prison within three years. When reentry fails, the social and economic costs are significant – higher crime, more victims, increased family distress, and greater strain on state and municipal budgets.
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See Google's logo transform into a stickball game for Native American Heritage Month
In the Nov. 1 Google Doodle, the G is illustrated as an elder performing a pregame ceremony of smudging — burning a substance like sage or tobacco. One "O" is a medicine wheel, a symbol used by many North American tribes, to "illustrate that we are part of a neverending sacred hoop," said Myles, a member of the Spirit Lake Dakota/Mohegan/Muscogee tribe.
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Here’s Where the U.S. Is Testing a New Response to Rising Seas
SHOALWATER BAY INDIAN RESERVATION, Wash. — The van carrying tribal officials veered off the coastal highway, away from the Pacific and onto a dirt path hidden by cedar and spruce trees. After climbing an old logging road, it emerged into a clearing high above the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation, half a square mile of oceanfront that’s disappearing fast.
The tribal leaders want to relocate to the remote hilltop where they were standing, despite its uneven terrain. “If you can believe it, this is the most suitable land we have for building,” said Quintin Swanson, treasurer of the 471-member tribe. Moving up the mountain could cost half a billion dollars, he said.
As climate change gets worse, tribes like Shoalwater Bay are being squeezed between existential threats and brutal financial arithmetic. Consigned to marginal land more than a century ago by the United States government, some tribes are now trying to relocate to areas better protected from extreme weather yet lack the money to pay for that move.
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FY22 Support for 988
Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration FY 2022 Support for 988 Tribal Response Cooperative Agreements Short
Title: 988 Tribal Response (Modified Announcement) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) No. SM-22-020 Assistance Listing Number: 93.243 Key Dates: Application
Deadline Applications are due by November 8, 2022
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EPA Funding Opportunity
- Grants offered by the Brownfields Program may be used to address sites contaminated by hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum) and petroleum.
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Grant guidelines may be found here.
- The application deadline is Tuesday, November 22, 2022.
Funding Opportunity: Land Cleanup Projects on Tribal Lands
Funding Opportunity: Tribal Waste Management Funding Directory
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National Tribal Broadband Grant Program Open
The Indian Affairs Office of Indian Economic Development is accepting applications from eligible federally recognized Tribes for the 2022 National Tribal Broadband Grant Program approving up to $2.7M in grant awards! With grant funding, Tribes will be able to explore the possibility of developing or extending broadband services in their communities through feasibility studies of those broadband development opportunities.
For more information, please see the grants.gov link below.
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Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) NOFO
The purpose of Project AWARE is to develop a sustainable infrastructure for school-based mental health programs and services. Grant recipients are expected to build collaborative partnerships with the State Education Agency (SEA), Local Education Agency (LEA), Tribal Education Agency (TEA), the State Mental Health Agency (SMHA), community-based providers of behavioral health care services, school personnel, community organizations, families, and school-aged youth.
Grant recipients will leverage their partnerships to implement mental health related promotion, awareness, prevention, intervention, and resilience activities to ensure that students have access and are connected to appropriate and effective behavioral health services.
SAMHSA expects that this program will promote the healthy social and emotional development of school-aged youth and prevent youth violence in school settings.
For more information click here.
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IA-TTGP-2022-OIED Tribal Tourism Grant Program (TTGP) Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Office of the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs, through OIED, is soliciting proposals from federally recognized Tribes listed as Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible to Receive Services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs at 87 FR 4636 (January 28, 2022) and Tribal Organizations eligible for TTGP grants. Indian Tribes are referred to using the term “Tribe” throughout this notice. Tribal Organization is defined by 25 U.S.C. 5304(l). The grant funding is to retain consultants to perform feasibility studies on Tribal tourism opportunities or develop a tourism business plan. The feasibility studies will help facilitate informed decision-making regarding Tribes’ economic futures and may concern the viability of a tourism project. The feasibility study or business plan will empower Tribes to make informed decisions on potential tourism project(s), a Tribal tourism business, or Tribal tourism businesses recovering from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The OIED supports Tribes and Tribal organizations capacity building to plan, develop and manage tourism and related infrastructure in support of economic development and the NATIVE Act (Pub. L. 114-221). The OIED administers this program through its DED.
The funding periods and amounts referenced in this solicitation are subject to the availability of non-recurring appropriation funds of the BIA budget at the time of award, as well as the Department of the Interior (DOI) and Indian Affairs priorities at the time of the award. Neither DOI nor Indian Affairs will be held responsible for proposal or application preparation costs. Publication of this solicitation does not obligate DOI or Indian Affairs to award any specific grant or to obligate all or any part of available funds. Future funding is subject to the availability of Congressional appropriations and cannot be guaranteed. DOI or Indian Affairs may cancel or withdraw this solicitation at any time.
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United Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Awards
If you are looking for all current funding opportunities, those released in previous years or that closed during the current fiscal year, go to the Current Funding Opportunities page.
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U.S. Forest Service and American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association to offer grant opportunities
(AIANTA) will jointly implement the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act through technical assistance, grant opportunities, and tribal tourism collaboration at the destination/community level.
To support this work, the U.S. Forest Service and AIANTA are issuing Request for Proposals. FY 2022 proposals are to be submitted directly from Tribes for projects on or adjacent to U.S. Forest Service managed lands.
To view each state's opportunities, visit this link.
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Check out ANA's ARP Grant Recipient
Highlight Podcasts
In September 2021, the Administration for Native Americans awarded approximately $20 million in grant funding to 210 recipients of the Native Language Preservation and Maintenance Emergency grant though the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP). This ARP funding supports federally and state recognized Tribes and Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community organizations as they seek to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.
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ANA releases newest podcast, featuring Delight Satter
ANA is excited to announce the release of Part 2 of the "What is Violence" segment. Its the newest podcast in its series “Keeping Us Whole: Preventing Missing and Murdered Indigenous People.”
In addition to the theme "Preventing Violence," this series will cover three other themes, “Protecting our Children, “Protecting our LGBTQ2S Relatives,” and “Surviving, Serving, Speaking.”
Listen to Part 2 of Episode 1 in this 10-part podcast series by clicking on the link here.
You can also listen to the podcast on your mobile devices by using Spotify, your Amazon Echo and Amazon Music!
For information on the podcast series, visit our website.
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Missing & Murdered Indigenous
Persons Memorial Shawl
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The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) offers blessings and words of healing to honor Missing and Murdered Native American victims and raise awareness for this crisis with a remembrance shawl.
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For those who want to submit a name to be added to the Administration for Native Americans’ MMNA Shawl, please email:
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Administration for Native Americans - ANA
An Office of the Administration for Children & Families
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
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