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14 prominent Native organizations – led by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development – shared a joint brief titled “Tribal Economic Development: Indian Country’s Policy Priorities for the Federal Government” with key members of the incoming Trump Administration’s transition team.

The comprehensive brief features 38 consensus-based policy priorities for the Administration and its various federal agencies across several topical categories, including: Increasing Indian Country’s Access to Capital and Credit, Tax Fairness for Tribal Economic Development & Growth, Enhancing Marketplace Competitiveness for Indian Country Businesses, Native-Owned Small Business Development, Tribal Land & Energy Development, and Growing Native Food Economies. As the brief explains, its included priorities will “enhance and grow the federal government’s support of Tribal Nations as they build and sustain vibrant economies that benefit not just Native people, but all Americans.”

Source: National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) Read the Policy Brief

NAFOA presented its first Leadership Awards in 2008 and honored a number of innovative tribal leaders, tribal nations, and financial education directors for positively impacting tribal economies. The tradition continues and in 2025, NAFOA will honor a select number of individuals with NAFOA Leadership Awards during NAFOA’s 43rd Annual Conference.

The NAFOA Leadership Award categories include:

• Tribal Leader of the Year
• Executive of the Year
• Education Program of the Year
• Deal of the Year

Nomination Deadline: January 17, 2025
Award Winners Notified: January 29, 2025

Submit a Nomination

December 9, 2024 at 11:59 PM Hawaiian Standard Time.

The final deadline for the 2025 Leading People and Investing to Build Sustainable Communities program is on Monday, December 9th. Developed under the guidance of HBS Executive Education, Leading People and Investing to Build Sustainable Communities is the only Executive Education program of its kind in North America. Together, esteemed HBS faculty, Native guest speakers who are knowledgeable in their fields, and participants from Native nations in Canada and the United States embark on the HBS campus for four days for a truly transformative experience. Regular admission price is now $3,500 for accepted applicants.

Learn More and Apply

December 13, 2024, 2:00 p.m. ET

Join Treasury for a webinar to discuss final regulations on joint ownership arrangements pay and elective pay under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Prior to the Inflation Reduction Act, entities eligible for elective pay – like Tribes – could not benefit from clean energy tax credits because they had little or no federal tax liability.

The recently released final rules contain amendments to the Income Tax Regulations (26 CFR part 1) under section 761(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) that will allow for co-ownership arrangements of properties eligible for elective pay. This will allow Tribes to seek elective payment for certain IRA tax credits for properties that are jointly owned with other entities. Please join us for a webinar to learn more about the final rules.

Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury Register

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) manages business and financial services to support the tribal mission and vision while supporting the SMSC ‘s Business Council objectives. The CFO will be a key strategic partner, responsible for overseeing the company’s financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting, as well as driving operational and financial performance to support the tribe’s growth objectives.

The CFO will ensure that the tribe derives maximum benefits from the expenditure of tribal financial resources; provides information and serves as a resource to others; achieves defined objectives by planning, evaluating, developing, implementing, and maintaining services in compliance with established guidelines; and serves as a member of the Business Council leadership team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the SMSC entire financial reporting portfolio, supporting business & economic development objectives with detailed forecasting, and establishing strong interpersonal & trusting working relationships with the SMSC Business Council and SMSC General Council members.

Learn More & Apply at nafoa.org/jobs