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White House Fact Sheet: The American Jobs Plan Supports Tribal Communities<\/div>\r\n
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<\/P>\r\nThe following fact sheet about the American Jobs Plan<\/a> was released by the White House on April 16, 2021. Additional information about President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan can be found at whitehouse.gov<\/a>.<\/em>\r\n

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The American Jobs Plan Supports Tribal Communities<\/div>\r\nPresident Biden\u2019s American Jobs Plan invests tens of billions of dollars directly in Tribal communities across the country, in addition to hundreds of billions of dollars in other investments to which tribal communities are eligible. The plan supports investments for Tribal Governments, advancing key regional development and capacity-building efforts that will help Tribal communities unlock the full potential of this historic funding.\r\n

<\/P>\r\nSpecifically, President Biden\u2019s American Jobs Plan will:\r\n

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EXPAND JOB OPPORTUNITIES<\/div>\r\n\u2022 Invest in equitable workforce development and job training programs. As more Americans rejoin the workforce or seek out new opportunities in a changing economy, there is a greater need for skills development opportunities for all workers. President Biden\u2019s plan invests $100 billion in workforce development programs targeted at underserved communities to get our students on paths to trades and careers before they graduate from high school. His plan will help trainees compete for in-demand jobs through wraparound services, income supports, counseling, and case management, paired with high- quality training and effective partnerships between educational institutions, unions, and employers.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n\u2022 Bridge the digital divide by achieving 100 percent coverage of high-speed broadband. The President\u2019s plan will prioritize building \u201cfuture proof\u201d broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas so that we finally reach 100% high-speed broadband coverage. He is committed to lower internet prices for all Americans, and for promoting adoption of affordable broadband internet in both rural and urban communities to help close the digital divide. His plan will also invest in long- overdue expansion of broadband on Tribal lands, in consultation with Tribal Nations, and in U.S. Territories.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n\u2022 Invest in caregivers, who are disproportionately women of color. Caregivers \u2013 who are disproportionally women of color \u2013 have been underpaid and undervalued for far too long. President Biden\u2019s plan ensures domestic workers, including Native women, receive the benefits and protections they deserve and tackles pay inequities based on gender.\r\n

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The American Jobs Plan will support our nation\u2019s rural and Tribal communities, including a $5 billion Rural Partnership Program to expand broadband and improve infrastructure – roads, bridges, and water systems – in rural regions, including Tribal Nations. https:\/\/t.co\/5xzMQWUhE8<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t

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SUPPORT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES<\/div>\r\n\u2022 Support clean and safe drinking water. As part of a $111 billion investment in water infrastructure to support clean, safe drinking water as a right in all communities, the American Jobs Plan will invest several billion dollars to support water infrastructure in Tribal communities, including the Indian Health Service Sanitation Facilities Construction program. It also includes targeted funding for the Department of the Interior\u2019s Rural Water Program and Technical Assistance for Tribes Program. This funding is in addition to large increases in Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funding to which a portion will be set-aside for tribal communities.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n\u2022 Double the Tribal Transportation Program. The President\u2019s plan provides a historic investment to more than double the Tribal Transportation Program, currently authorized for $2.4 billion over five years. This funding would provide urgently needed resources for often underdeveloped, unsafe, and poorly maintained road networks, and hundreds of bridges in need of repair.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n\u2022 Expand and rehabilitate Indian Housing. Native Americans are seven times more likely to live in overcrowded conditions and five times more likely to have plumbing, kitchen, or heating problems than all U.S. households. To close this gap, the President\u2019s Plan will invest significant funding in HUD\u2019s Indian Housing Block Grant to fund a range of affordable housing activities in tribal areas, including housing development, rehabilitation and housing services.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n\u2022 Fix rural bridges. As part of an historic investment to repair America\u2019s crumbling infrastructure, the President\u2019s plan focuses $20 billion over five years exclusively on the smaller, off-system bridges, many in rural areas, that would address 12,000 of the 30,000 off-system bridges currently in poor condition.\r\n

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