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News by Topic: Racial and ethnic groups

Dec 27, 2024 - Notice from the Indian Health Service (IHS) seeking comments on the proposed extension of forms related to the IHS Loan Repayment Program (LRP). Information collected will be used to score applications and determine which applicants will be awarded each fiscal year. Comments are due by February 25, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 26, 2024 - Notice from the Health Resources and Services Administration announcing the January 16, 2025, meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health is canceled.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 26, 2024 - Notice from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announcing the January 7, 2025, meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health is canceled.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 26, 2024 - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announces the availability of funds for grants under the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program. The purpose of the SSVF Program is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very low-income Veteran families reside in or are scheduled to transition to permanent housing. For fiscal year 2026, SSVF includes a new priority area to expand services to trial and rural communities and U.S. territories. Applications are due by March 3, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Related funding: Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program
Dec 24, 2024 - Interviews the director of a new project offering a dashboard of Indigenous health research. Describes how the project involves tribal communities, can impact Indigenous health disparities, future plans, and more.
Source: Native News Online
Dec 23, 2024 - Notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) making corrections to the October 31, 2024, final rule. This notice is effective December 30, 2024.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 23, 2024 - Notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) seeking comments on a request for information to inform the development of the Child Nutrition Programs Tribal Pilot Projects, as authorized in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. Section 758 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, provided $2 million for pilot projects that will permit Tribes and/or Tribal organizations to administer Child Nutrition Programs, assuming the roles and responsibilities typically held by State agencies. Comments are due by March 24, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 23, 2024 - The Indian Health Service (IHS) seeking comments on the extension of an information collection titled "Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery." Information collected will be used to plan and inform efforts to improve or maintain the quality of services. Comments are due by February 21, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 22, 2024 - Features harm reduction efforts by the Choctaw Nation in rural Oklahoma, funded through an Indian Health Service Community Opioid Intervention Pilot Project grant. Describes the implementation of a multi-pronged approach including street-level naloxone distribution and training, expanded availability of medication-assisted treatment, and support for culturally-relevant recovery services.
Source: Native News Online
Dec 17, 2024 - Notice from the Indian Health Service (IHS) proposing to expand the geographic boundaries of the Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area (PRCDA) for the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation to include Cascade County, Montana. Comments are due by January 16, 2025.
Source: Federal Register