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5 Things You Need to Know this Week<\/div>\r\n
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Monday, June 7, 2021<\/div>\r\n
Source: NAFOA<\/div>\r\n
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1. POLICY:<\/em><\/div>\r\n
FISCAL RECOVERY FUND FIRST DEADLINE TODAY, JUNE 7<\/div>\r\nLast week, the Department of the Treasury announced a 2-week extension for tribal governments to submit their requests for payments from the $20 billion tribal portion of the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund. The deadline to request the first payment is TODAY, Monday, June 7, 2021 at 11:59 pm PST. \r\n

<\/P>\r\nTreasury estimates it will take 4-5 days to process each submission, after which they will reach out to the point of contact with the allocation amount the tribe will receive and an anticipated date for the funds to be transferred. \r\n

<\/P>\r\nTo receive the second payment, Treasury will reach out to the designated point of contact asking this person to reenter the Submission Portal<\/a> and confirm or amend the tribe’s 2019 employment numbers that they already submitted to Treasury following the passage of the CARES Act.\r\n

<\/P>\r\nMore information in NAFOA’s broadcast, Fiscal Recovery Fund Deadlines Extended 2 Weeks<\/a>.\r\n

<\/P>\r\nClick to visit the Treasury Submission Portal<\/a><\/strong>\r\n

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2. MORE POLICY:<\/em><\/div>\r\n
PRESIDENT BIDEN RELEASES FY2022 BUDGET<\/div>\r\nOn Friday, May 28, 2021 President Biden submitted his Budget Request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 to Congress<\/a>. The request included $2.7 billion for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and $1.3 billion in funding for the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). These requests are $609.9 million and $110.6 million over the FY 2021 enacted levels respectively. \r\n

<\/P>\r\nFor the BIA, the goals of the budget request include: empowering tribal communities, strengthening tribes’ climate resilience, improving the quality of life in tribal communities, creating economic opportunities for tribal governments, increasing focus on tribes’ environmental needs, securing long-promised water resources to tribes, and promoting equity and diversity. \r\n

<\/P>\r\nFor the BIE, the goals of the budget request include: Increasing funding for the Indian School Equalization Program and early childhood funding, improving access to education IT, expanding scholarships and adult education opportunities, improving diversity and equity practices, and prioritizing education construction.\r\n

<\/P>\r\nMore information in NAFOA’s Broadcast, Policy Alert: President Releases FY2022 Budget<\/a>.\r\n

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