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In this Letter:
✒️Congressional Items
📣Announcements
📝 Dear Tribal Leader Letters
📒Upcoming Tribal Advisory Committees & Tribal Consultations
🎟️Events
💵 Notice of Funding Opportunities
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Congress is in session this week beginning Tuesday, March 19, as they work toward a spending deal for the six remaining FY 2024 appropriations bills, including funding for Health and Human Services programs outside IHS. The current Continuing Resolution (P.L. 118-40) is set to expire on Friday, March 22.
The Biden Administration is also continuing its rollout of the FY 2025 President’s Budget Proposal, as his Administration makes appearances before Congress again this week to discuss their proposals in more detail. The Budget in Brief is available here and the full President’s Budget Proposal is available here.
This week, on Capitol Hill, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold a Listening Session Hearing on Public Safety in Indian Country, and the House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hear testimony on the Tribal 477 Program.
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Field Hearing on Access to Health Care in America: Ensuring Resilient Emergency Medical Care
Committee: House Committee on Ways and Means
Date: March 18, 2024, 2:00PM ET
Hearing Webpage Link
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Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Department of Health and Human Services
Committee: House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education
Date: March 20, 2024, 10:00 AM ET
Hearing Webpage Link
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Examining PFAS as Hazardous Substances
Committee: Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works
Date: March 20, 2024, 10:00 AM ET
Hearing Webpage Link
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Advancing Tribal Self-Determination: Examining the opportunities and challenges of the 477 Program
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs
Date: March 20, 2024, 2:00 PM ET
Hearing Webpage Link
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Hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra
Committee: House Committee on Ways and Means
Date: March 20, 2024, 2:00 PM ET
Hearing Webpage Link
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A Listening Session on “Public Safety & Justice Resources in Native Communities”
Committee: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Date: March 20, 2024, 2:30 PM ET
Hearing Webpage Link
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Subcommittee on Health Legislative Hearing on Pending Legislation
Committee: House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Date: March 21, 2024, 2:00 PM ET
Hearing Webpage Link
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Registration is Open for the National Indian Health Board 2024 National Tribal Health Conference in Rapid City, SD
Click here to visit the conference website to learn more about the event, exhibiting, and sponsoring NTHC 2024. Check the conference website often for upcoming information regarding speakers, the call for abstracts, and exciting opportunities!
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SSA March 7 Letter: SSA announces the Slam the Scam campaign to Tribal Leaders to prevent further losses, we urge everyone to use caution when receiving
calls from someone claiming to be from a government agency and recognize the basic signs of a scam to stop fraudulent activity.
| CDC March 5 Letter : CDC is looking to collaborate with public health and correctional partners in federal, state, tribal, local, and territorial jurisdictions to improve food safety in jails and prisons | IHS March 4 Letter: The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders to update you on our Agency-wide consolidation of human resources (HR) offices, an initiative that we are referencing as "One HR." | IHS March 1 Letter: The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders to share updates on Agency procedures for access by Tribal staff and contractors to IHS facilities and computer networks | SSA March 1 Letter: SSA announces to Tribal Leaders of training series for those who are Social Workers, Tribal Benefit Coordinators, Navigators, and others that serve critical support roles to the American Indian Alaska Native people. The offering will be in March, April, and May. | |
Tribal Advisory Committee Meetings | |
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Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) Tribal Advisory Group
Date: March 26 — 27, 2024
Location: Rockville, MD
Meeting Webpage Link
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Direct Service Tribe Advisory Committee (DSTAC) Third Quarter Meeting
Date: June 5 – 6, 2024
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Meeting Webpage Link
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Social Security Administration Benefits Coordinator Training
Date: March 26 or 27, 2024
Registration Link
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National Indian Child Welfare Association 42nd Annual Protecting Our Children Conference
Date: April 7 – 10, 2024
Location: Seattle, WA
Event Webpage Link
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2024 Tribal Self-Governance Conference
Date: April 15 – 19, 2024
Location: Chandler, AZ
Event Webpage Link
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National Council of Urban Indian Health 2024 Annual Conference
Date: April 29, 2024 – May 2, 2024
Location: Washington, DC
Event Webpage Link
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National Indian Health Board 2024 National Tribal Health Conference
Date: May 19 – 23, 2024
Location: Rapid City, SD
Event Webpage Link
| Notice of Funding Opportunities | |
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Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program (EB-TNP) | Click Here to Learn More
Award Amount: Up to $350,000
Application Deadline: March 22, 2024
Description: The purpose of this program is to integrate behavioral health services into primary care settings using telehealth technology through telehealth networks and evaluate the effectiveness of such integration. The goal for the BHI/EB-TNP Program is to support evidence-based projects that utilize telehealth technologies through telehealth networks in rural and underserved areas.
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Supporting People with HIV as Leaders in HIV Systems of Care | Click Here to Learn More
Award Amount: Up to $800,000
Application Deadline: April 1, 2024
Description: The program activities are to: 1. Conduct training of trainers (ToT) for people with HIV on leadership in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) activities. 2. Provide supports to ToT trainees to help them accomplish goals related to the ToT. 3. Develop and disseminate relevant tools and lessons learned from the project. The goal of the Supporting People with HIV as Leaders in HIV Systems of Care program is to support leadership development and enhance meaningful engagement for people with HIV in health care planning and programs inclusive of RWHAP-funded organizations.
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Tribal MIECHV Notice of Funding Opportunity | Click Here to Learn More
Award Amount: $250,000 – $1,000,000
Application Deadline: April 18, 2024, 11:59 PM ET
Description: Administered by the Office of Early Childhood Development (ECD) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), this grant will support 5-year cooperative agreements between ACF and federally recognized Indian Tribes (or a consortium of Indian Tribes), Tribal organizations, or urban Indian organizations interested in developing, implementing, sustaining, or expanding an evidence-based home visiting program serving expectant families and families with young children aged birth to kindergarten entry. Awards will support the implementation of high-quality, culturally grounded, evidence-based home visiting services to American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) 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. Reach out to TribalHV@acf.hhs.gov with questions.
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Poison Control Centers Program | Click Here to Learn More
Application Deadline: May 1, 2024
Description: The goal of this program is to reduce poisonings and the harms resulting from poisonings by ensuring that individuals across the United States can connect to a Poison Control Center and obtain expert consultation on preventing and managing poisonings. The objectives of this program are to: 1. Support poisoning prevention activities; 2. Provide high-quality guidance and information to callers to the Poison Help Line; 3. Provide treatment recommendations when poisonings occur; 4. Collect data related to poisonings and poisoning outcomes; and 5. Use data to inform public health and emergency preparedness responses. These will be accomplished by: 1. Maintaining the number of calls received by the Poison Help Line. 2. Maintaining the percentage of human exposure poisoning case calls from health care facilities and practitioners. 3. Increasing the percentage of human exposure poisoning cases with a completed follow-up contact. 4. Increasing national data on poisonings available in the National Poison Data System (NPDS) for toxic exposure surveillance purposes.
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Indians Into Medicine | Click Here to Learn More
Award Amount: Between $230,000 – $700,000
Application Deadline: May 14, 2024
Description: The purpose of this program is to add to the number of Indian health professionals serving Indians by encouraging Indians to enter the health professions and removing barriers to serving Indians. Only the following type of organization may apply: A public or nonprofit private college or university that: 1. Has a medical or other allied health program, other than a nursing program. 2. Is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education. 3. Has a target population for its proposed program that does not include Indian Tribes within the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana. The existing University of North Dakota InMed grant program serves these states.
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Indians Into Nursing | Click Here to Learn More
Award Amount: Between $300,000 – $400,000
Application Deadline: May 14, 2024
Description: Our purpose is to recruit, retain, graduate, and increase the number of registered nurses, certified nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners who deliver health care services to AI/AN communities. Our primary objectives are to: 1. Recruit and train Indian people in nursing fields. 2. Increase the skills of, and provide continuing education to nurses and advanced practice nurses.
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Indians Into Psychology | Click Here to Learn More
Award Amount: Between $ 227,500 to $267,500
Application Deadline: May 14, 2024
Description: Our purpose is to increase the number of Indian clinical psychologists who deliver health care services to AI/AN communities. Our primary objectives are to: 1. Recruit and train Indian people to be clinical psychologists; 2. Provide stipends to people enrolled in schools of clinical psychology to pay tuition, books, fees, and stipends for living expenses.
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