{"id":123571,"date":"2025-03-03T09:36:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T15:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=123571"},"modified":"2025-03-03T13:00:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T19:00:23","slug":"nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-march-3-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/03\/nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-march-3-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (March 3, 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":" <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/03\/nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-march-3-2025\/nafoa-181\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-123583\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"123583\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/03\/nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-march-3-2025\/nafoa-181\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03\/nafoa.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"NAFOA\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;NAFOA&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;NAFOA Board President Chairman Butler of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (right) connected with Senator Lisa Murkowski (left) after his testimony at the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) Oversight Hearing \u201cExamine Native Communities\u2019 Priorities for the 119th Congress.&amp;#8221; In his testimony, President Butler highlighted key issues affecting tribal finance, business development, and economies, including the current funding freeze impacting many tribal programs. Murkowski was recently selected as Chairman of SCIA. Photo courtesy &lt;a href=https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/nafoa\/newsletter-03032025?e=15e6efc718&gt;NAFOA&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03\/nafoa.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03\/nafoa.jpg\" alt=\"NAFOA\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-123583\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> NAFOA Board President Chairman Butler of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (right) connected with Senator Lisa Murkowski (left) after his testimony at the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) Oversight Hearing \u201cExamine Native Communities\u2019 Priorities for the 119th Congress.&#8221; In his testimony, President Butler highlighted key issues affecting tribal finance, business development, and economies, including the current funding freeze impacting many tribal programs. Murkowski was recently selected as Chairman of SCIA. Photo courtesy <a href=https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/nafoa\/newsletter-03032025?e=15e6efc718>NAFOA<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">5 Things You Need to Know this Week<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">The Agenda is Live! Register Today for #NAFOA2025.<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, March 3, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Source: NAFOA<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nafoa.org\">nafoa.org<\/a><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><EM>1. AGENDA:<\/EM><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Agenda Available for #NAFOA2025<\/div>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/nafoa.us19.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=5fdaa92d88375a474b912b0f3&#038;id=f4c42e829f&#038;e=1fea08c08e\">agenda is live<\/a>, and registration is open for <a href=\"https:\/\/nafoa.org\/conference\/\">NAFOA&#8217;s 43rd Annual Conference<\/a>, being held April 28-29, 2025 at the New Orleans Marriott.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe conference will offer two full days of high-quality, educational breakout sessions, and general sessions focused on discussing critical issues facing Indian Country.  We can&#8217;t wait for you to join us in New Orleans!\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/web.cvent.com\/event\/a1c18e82-c6c0-47b0-ae4d-5c3a3d7ba15a\/summary\" role=\"button\">Register for the Conference<\/a>\r\n \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/nafoa.org\/conference\/agenda\/\" role=\"button\">View the Agenda<\/a>\r\n\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/2043617176&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=true&#038;show_comments=false&#038;show_user=false&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=false\"><\/iframe>  \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><EM>2. POLICY:<\/EM><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">NAFOA Testifies Before House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies<\/div>\r\nLast week, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies concluded three days of hearings as part of their American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearings.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n Witnesses included Tribal Leaders and heads of Tribal Organizations, including <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/indianz\/cory-blankenship-nafoa\">NAFOA\u2019s Executive Director Cory Blankenship<\/a>. NAFOA\u2019s testimony focused on trust and treaty obligations, federal funding to Tribes, and parity for Tribal Nations and their enterprises. Blankenship urged Congress and federal agencies to <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/02\/24\/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-3\/\">uphold their commitments to Tribes<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-BlankenshipC-20250227.pdf\" role=\"button\">Read the Testimony (PDF)<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><EM>3. WEBINAR: <\/EM><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Developing Healthcare Facilities and Community Amenities with New Markets Tax Credits<\/div>\r\n<strong>Thursday, March 27 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time<\/strong>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nNative communities can use the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) to support important economic development projects\u2014from Tribal businesses to schools to public infrastructure. The program has provided gap funding for hundreds of millions of dollars in development across Indian Country.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe NMTC program can also be used to finance health care and wellness facilities. In this webinar, we will explain the fundamentals of the NMTC program and discuss how it can specifically support the health needs of your community.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nIf your Tribal nation received ARPA funds for a health care or wellness facility but still has a funding gap\u2014or if parts of the project were reduced due to budget constraints\u2014this financing tool can help. It can cover those gaps, pay for cost overruns, and support you in completing the project you envisioned.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSource: Travois\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/2717392282729\/WN_Fq9K1D2tT2WxMkosZG0low#\/registration\" role=\"button\">Register to Attend<\/a>\r\n\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><EM>4. FUNDING:<\/EM><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Native American Agriculture Fund 2025 Request for Applications<\/div>\r\nNAAF is seeking applications that align with a variety of programmatic areas. These areas are informed by strategic planning activities, grantmaking outcomes and online survey responses. For the 2025 funding cycle, applications are sought across a wide variety of projects across several topical areas.  \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nEligible grant recipients are:\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>501(c)(3) organizations and nonprofit organizations with a Fiscal Sponsor<\/li>\r\n<li>Educational organizations<\/li>\r\n<li>Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and Native CDFIs<\/li>\r\n<li>Tribal governments (state and federally recognized) and their instrumentalities<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSource: Native American Agriculture Fund\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/nativeamericanagriculturefund.org\/2025-rfa\/\" role=\"button\">Learn More &amp; Apply<\/a>\r\n\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"><EM>5. JOBS:<\/EM><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Policy Writing Services, Catawba Nation<\/div>\r\nProposals Due Friday, March 21, 2025\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe Catawba Indian Nation is soliciting proposals from professional firms or qualified individuals to provide Policy Writing services to assist with updating the Catawba Nation\u2019s Grant\u2019s Management Policy &#038; Procedures. We are seeking an individual or firm with a proven track record in writing policies.  Previous experience working with tribal governments is preferred.  The individual or firm will work closely with the Grants and Compliance Deputy Director.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/nafoa.org\/job\/catawba-nation-rock-hill-sc-request-for-proposals-policy-writing-services\/\" role=\"button\">Learn More &amp; Apply at nafoa.org\/jobs<\/a>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The agenda for NAFOA&#8217;s 43rd Annual Conference is live! 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