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News by Topic: Tribal communities

Jul 17, 2025 - Notice announcing funding available from the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service for the Native Community Development Financial Institution (NCDFI) Relending Demonstration Program. The program will provide loans to qualified NCDFIs to relend funds to low- and very low-income recipients to acquire, build, rehabilitate, improve, or relocate dwellings on tribal land in rural areas. Applications are due August 29, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Jul 17, 2025 - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as members of the Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs to represent the following Indian Health Service (IHS) areas: Great Plains, Portland, Phoenix, Oklahoma City, Alaska, Albuquerque, Native Hawaiian, Urban Indian, and Member At-Large. The Committee provides advice and guidance to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on all matters relating to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Native Hawaiian organizations, and Native American Veterans. Nominations are due by August 31, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Jul 10, 2025 - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will hold a public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs from September 3-5, 2025. The Committee will provide advice and guidance to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on all matters relating to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Native Hawaiian organizations, and Native American Veterans. The agenda will include, among other things, updates from the VA Office of Tribal Government Relations, Office of Hawaiian Veteran Affairs, VA Readjustment Counseling Services—Vet Center Program, and VHA Suicide Prevention/Behavioral Health.
Source: Federal Register
Jun 27, 2025 - Notice from the Indian Health Service (IHS) announcing the decision to expand the geographic boundaries of the Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area (PRCDA) for the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation (Chippewa Cree Tribe) to include Cascade County in Montana. Includes a full list of counties in the PRCDA. This expansion is effective effective 27, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Jun 27, 2025 - Notice from the Indian Health Service (IHS) announcing the decision to expand the geographic boundaries of the Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area (PRCDA) for the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska (Iowa Tribe) to include Jackson County in Kansas and Holt County in Missouri. Includes a full list of counties in the PRCDA. This expansion is effective June 27, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Jun 27, 2025 - Notice from the Indian Health Service (IHS) announcing the decision to expand the geographic boundaries of the Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area (PRCDA) for the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska (Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri) to include Doniphan and Jackson counties in Kansas and Holt County in Missouri. Includes a full list of counties in the PRCDA. This expansion is effective June 27, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Jun 26, 2025 - Notice from the Indian Health Service (IHS) announcing the decision to expand the geographic boundaries of the Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area (PRCDA) for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation (Shoshone-Bannock Tribes) in Idaho to include the counties of Ada, Bear Lake, Blaine, Bonneville, Butte, Canyon, Cassia, Custer, Elmore, Franklin, Fremont, Gem, Gooding, Jefferson, Jerome, Madison, Minidoka, Oneida, Payette, Teton, Twin Falls, and Washington. Includes a full list of counties in the PRCDA. This notice is effective June 26, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Jun 9, 2025 - Notice from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) seeking comments on an information collection titled "Indian Affairs Public Health Needs Assessment." Information collected will be used to identify and prioritize public health issues and needs and enhance the public health and safety capacity throughout Indian country. Comments are due by August 8, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Jun 4, 2025 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking comments on the following information collections: 1) Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Conditions of Participation for Hospices; 2) Independent Renal Dialysis Facility Cost Report; and 3) 13th SOW QIN-QIO and AI/AN Advancing Healthcare Quality through Technology (AHQT) Readiness Assessment. Comments are due by August 4, 2025.
Source: Federal Register