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In this Letter:
📣Announcements 
✒️Congressional Items
đź“ť Dear Tribal Leader Letters
đź“’Upcoming Tribal Advisory Committees & Tribal Consultations
🎟️Events
đź’µ Notice of Funding Opportunities
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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 and sponsoring NTHC 2024. Check the coÂnference website often for upcoming information regarding exciting opportunities!
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Congress is in session this week. NIHB will be participating in Leader Jeffries’ Spring VSO Roundtable on May 14th. Veterans Affairs Committee Raking Member, Representative Mark Takano and additional Members of Congress will be present.
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies is holding “A Review of the Presidents Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for Indian Country” May 15. Director of IHS, Roslyn Tso, and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Bryan Newland, will be the witnesses testifying. Testimony for the Record must be submitted May 15, and you can see the submission guidelines here. Additionally, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H) has published their Outside Witness Testimony guidelines here; written testimony for Labor-H will be due, Friday, May 24.
Senator Murkowski introduced the Enhancing Native Elders’ Longevity, Dignity, Empowerment, and Respect Act (also known as the Native ELDER Act) last week, which includes reforms to Title VI of the Older Americans Act to expand training, allow for home modifications for aging in place, and create an Older Americans Tribal Advisory Committee. NIHB provided technical assistance on the bill to support the advancement of Tribal priorities for our Elders.
In addition to the hearings below, we also anticipate a House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee meeting to markup telehealth legislation to be announced for some time later this week.
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Oversight Hearing: VA Office of Information and Technology Budget Request for FY 2025
Committee: House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization
Date: May 14, 2024, 4:30 PM ET
Hearing Webpage Link
A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for Indian Country
Committee: Senate Committee on Appropriations
Date: May 15, 2024, 10:00 AM ET
Hearing Webpage Link
Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Health and Human Services
Committee: House Committee on Education & the Workforce
Date: May 15, 2024, 10:15 PM ET
Hearing Webpage Link
Frontier Health Care: Ensuring Veterans’ Access No Matter Where They Live
Committee: Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Date: May 15, 2024, 3:30 PM ET
Hearing Webpage Link
Examining the Dental Care Crisis in America: How Can We Make Dental Care More Affordable and More Available?
Committee: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Date: May 16, 2024, 10:00 AM ET
Hearing Webpage Link
Rural Health Care: Supporting Lives and Improving Communities
Committee: Senate Finance Committee
Date: May 16, 2024, 10:00 AM ET
Hearing Webpage Link
Feeding a Healthier America: Current Efforts and Potential Opportunities for Food is Medicine
Committee: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions
Date: May 21, 2024, 2:30 PM ET
Hearing Webpage Link
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IHS May 8 Letter: The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to share IHS Harm Reduction strategy updates | |
IHS May 2 Letter: The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders to initiate Tribal Consultation on the Draft IHS Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2024-2028 | |
IHS April 23 Letter: The IHS Director announces FY 2024 allocation decisions for $700 million to address sanitation facilities and construction needs in American Indian and Alaska Native communities from the funding authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | |
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2024 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Annual Regional Tribal Consultations | Dear Tribal Leader Letter
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Region 9: May 14 – 15, 2024, Las Vegas, NV
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Region 2: May 30, 2024, Hogansburg, NY
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Region 5: June 12 – 13, 2024, Pending
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Region 1: June 20, 2024, ZoomGov
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Region 7: June 25 – 26, 2024, Kansas City, MO
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Region 3: July 16 – 17, 2024, Providence Forge, VA
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Region 8: July 29 – 30, 2024, Denver, CO
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Region 4: August 14 – 15, 2024, Eastern Band of Cherokee
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Region 6: August 20 – 22, 2024, Oklahoma City, OK
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Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Annual Tribal Consultation on HRSA Tribal Consultation Policy and Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Scoring
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Date: May 20, 2024, 10:45 AM – 12:45 PM
Location: National Tribal Health Conference, Rapid City, SD
Meeting Webpage Link
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Tribal Advisory Committee Meetings | |
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Direct Service Tribal Advisory Committee (DSTAC) Monthly Call
Date: May 16, 2024, 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET
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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Facilities Appropriation Advisory Board Meeting
Date: June 11 – 12, 2024
Location: Anchorage, AK
Meeting Webpage Link
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FY 2026 - 2027 Tribal Budget Formulation Planning and Evaluation Meeting (Hybrid)
Date: July 25, 2024
Meeting Webpage Link
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Community Health Advisory Program (CHAP) Tribal Advisory Group (TAG)
Date: June 25 – 26, 2024
Location: Rockville, MD
Meeting Webpage Link
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Indian Health Service (IHS) Tribal Listening Session
Date: May 20, 2024, 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Location: National Tribal Health Conference, Rapid City, SD
Event Webpage Link
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National Tribal Behavioral Health Listening Session
Date: May 20, 2024, 1:15 PM – 3:15 PM
Location: National Tribal Health Conference, Rapid City, SD
Event Webpage Link
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Data Modernization Tribal Listening Session
Date: May 20, 2024, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Location: National Tribal Health Conference, Rapid City, SD
Event Webpage Link
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Tribal Listening Session
Date: May 20, 2024, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Location: National Tribal Health Conference, Rapid City, SD
Event Webpage Link
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Notice of Funding Opportunities | |
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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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Cooperative Agreements for the Garrett Lee Smith State/Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention Program | Click Here to Learn More
Award Amount: Up to $735,000 per year
Application Deadline: June 3, 2024
Description: The purpose of this program is to support states and Tribes with implementing youth (up to age 24) suicide prevention and early intervention strategies in schools, educational institutions, juvenile justice systems, substance use and mental health programs, foster care systems, pediatric health programs, and other child- and youth-serving organizations.
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Interventional Cooperative Agreement Program (ICAP) | Click Here to Learn More
Application Deadline: June 3, 2024
Description: This funding opportunity will award cooperative agreements allowing the Social Security Administration (SSA) to collaborate with States, foundations, and other non-federal groups and organizations who have the interest and ability to identify, operate, evaluate, and partially fund interventional research.
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Tribal Opioid Response Grants | Click Here to Learn More
Application Deadline: July 1, 2024
Description: The purpose of this program is to assist in addressing the opioid overdose crisis in Tribal communities by increasing access to FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (MOUD), and supporting the continuum of prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services for opioid use disorder (OUD) and co-occurring substance use disorders.
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