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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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Report of the Alyce Spotted Bear & Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Published
Congress established the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children (Commission), named for two passionate advocates for Native children and youth, in 2016. It charged the Commission with conducting a comprehensive study of the programs, grants, and supports available to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians from birth through age 24 and with making recommendations about how this overall system could be strengthened, improved, and where needed, transformed to better help Native children and youth thrive. The most recently published report is available here.
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ACF Releases Updated Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Action Plan
Culture is Prevention: A Strength Based, Culturally Grounded Journey Toward Prevention, Intervention, And Healing is the updated action plan which advances the commitment to addressing the MMIP crisis through a multipronged approach that includes preventing violence and promoting healing from historical trauma. The action plan adopts responsive administrative processes such as self-governance and Indigenous knowledge, as well ways to leverage the Administration for Children and Family’s (ACF) grant funding, community engagement and rulemaking authority.
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HRSA Launches Newly Redesigned Tribal Affairs Website
HRSA has launched its newly redesigned Tribal Affairs website. The redesign aims to improve user experience, accessibility, and transparency for Tribes and Tribal serving organizations. The revamped website features dedicated sections including how to find HRSA funding including scholarships and loan repayments, relevant activities, and hot topics of interest to Indian country, how to engage with HRSA through Tribal consultations and listening sessions, and information on the HRSA Tribal Advisory Council that provides advice about healthcare priorities in Indian Country. Please visit www.hrsa.gov/tribal-affairs to explore this new interface.
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COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Committee: House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Coronavirus Pandemic
Date: June 3, 2024, 10AM
Hearing Webpage Link
The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R. 8580)
Committee: House Rules Committee
Date: June 3, 2024, 4PM
Hearing Webpage Link
Oversight of 340B Drug Pricing Program
Committee: House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Date: June 4, 2024, 10:30AM
Hearing Webpage Link
Heroes at Home: Improving Services for Veterans and their Caregivers
Committee: Senate Veterans Affairs Committee and Special Committee on Aging
Date: June 5, 2024, 10AM
Hearing Webpage Link
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IHS May 21 Letter: The IHS Director writes to you, to invite your continued participation in our collaborative efforts to support and expand the Community Health Aide Program in Indian Country.
IHS May 21 Letter: The IHS Director writes to initiate Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer to seek your guidance and recommendations on funding methodologies for seven Indian Health Service behavioral health initiatives
IHS May 20 Letter: The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders to share FY 2024 funding allocations for the annual Sanitation Facilities Construction program appropriation.
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2024 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Annual Regional Tribal Consultations | Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Region 1: June 20, 2024 | ZoomGov
Region 7: June 25 – 26, 2024 | Kansas City, MO
Region 3: July 16 –17, 2024 | Providence Forge, VA
Region 8: July 29 – 30, 2024 | Denver, CO
Region 4: August 14 – 15, 2024 | Eastern Band of Cherokee
Region 6: August 20 – 22, 2024 | Oklahoma City, OK
Region 5: August 27—28, 2024 | St. Paul, MN
Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer on Behavioral Health Initiative Funding Distribution
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Date: June 18, 2024
Meeting Registration Link
Comment Due: July 22, 2024
Comment Submission: consultation@ihs.gov or urbanconfer@ihs.gov, subject line “IHS Behavioral Health initiative Funding”
Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer Health IT Modernization Program: Deployment and Cohort Planning
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Comments Due: June 7, 2024
Comment Submission: consultation@ihs.gov or urbanconfer@ihs.gov, subject line “Health IT
Modernization”
Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer Health IT Modernization Program: Multi-Tenant Domain Considerations
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Date: August 8, 2024, 1:00 – 3:00 PM ET
Meeting Registration Link
Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer Health IT Modernization Program: Site Readiness and Training
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Date: November 7, 2024, 1:30 – 3:00 PM ET
Meeting Registration Link
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Tribal Advisory Committee Meetings | |
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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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Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee (TLDC) Meeting
Date: June 11 – 12, 2024
Location: Talking Stick Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
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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Notice of Funding Opportunities | |
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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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Addressing Dementia in Indian Country: Enhancing Sustainable Models of Care Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service | Click Here to Learn More
Award Amount: $100,000 – $200,000
Application Deadline: July 16, 2024
Description: This program is designed to improve clinical care, services, and outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people living with dementia, their caregivers, and their communities. The program supports Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Urban Indian organizations already working toward comprehensive dementia care
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