{"id":134921,"date":"2025-04-14T09:30:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T14:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=134921"},"modified":"2025-04-14T11:25:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T16:25:47","slug":"nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-april-14-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/04\/14\/nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-april-14-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (April 14, 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":" \"NAFOA\"<\/a>
Last week, NAFOA\u2019s policy team met with Congressional offices, including Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03), to advocate for key tribal tax priorities. A central focus of the meetings was tribal tax parity\u2014ensuring tribal governments are treated equally under the federal tax code. From left: NAFOA Executive Director Cory Blankenship, Representative Sharice Davids, NAFOA Policy Specialist Marisa Joseph, NAFOA Policy Director Nicholas Lovesee. Photo courtesy NAFOA<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n
5 Things You Need to Know this Week<\/div>\r\n
Board Elections Ahead\u2014Make Your Vote Count at #NAFOA2025<\/div>\r\n
Monday, April 14, 2025<\/div>\r\n
Source: NAFOA<\/div>\r\n
nafoa.org<\/a><\/div>\r\n

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1. CONFERENCE:<\/EM><\/div>\r\nNAFOA Board Elections to Take Place at #NAFOA2025 [\/sub]\r\nNAFOA will hold elections for the positions of First Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer at the 43rd Annual Conference. Nominations will be accepted until 2 p.m. on Monday, April 28, 2025. \r\n

<\/p>\r\nIf you are interested in running for a position, please read and complete the Board Election Guidelines and Nomination Form<\/a>. \r\n

<\/p>\r\nBoard Members are volunteers, who have experience and understanding of tribal finance or economic development. Board Members must be members of a recognized Tribe, and serve staggered two-year terms. Candidates will be able to address conference attendees during the General Session on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nVoting will take place in the registration area between 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nEveryone registered and present at NAFOA\u2019s 43rd Annual Conference is entitled to cast an individual vote.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nBoard Election Guidelines and Nomination Form<\/a>\r\n\r\n

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2. POLICY:<\/EM><\/div>\r\n
Action Alert: The Office of Representative Sharice Davids Offers Freeze Survey to Evaluate the Impact of the Federal Funding Freeze on Tribal Nations<\/div>\r\nOn January 28th, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum requiring federal agencies to temporarily pause all grants, loans, and other financial assistance. Shortly after, on January 29th, 2025, the OMB rescinded this memorandum. The effects of the federal funding freeze remain uncertain, raising concerns about its continued impact on federal programs and Tribal nations.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nOver the past couple of months, NAFOA has engaged in multiple Member Tribe roundtable discussions, during which Member Tribes shared various stories of the impact of the federal funding freeze. \r\n

<\/p>\r\nNAFOA and the Office of Representative Sharice Davids<\/a> are encouraging Tribes to share their stories about disruptions to funding, services, or notifications from federal agencies.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nRead the Full Alert<\/a>\r\n\r\n

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3. MUST READ:<\/EM><\/div>\r\n
Federal Contract Consolidation Poses Advantages and Hurdles for Native Entity Enterprises <\/div>\r\nContract consolidation is a practice that simplifies the acquisition of goods and services by the U.S. government. The practice can decrease the overall administrative cost for the federal government, but contract consolidation has known trade-offs for small business contractors. \r\n

<\/p>\r\nWhat contract consolidation might mean specifically for Native entity enterprises has not been thoroughly explored. Recently, as part of work to advance the economic self-determination and prosperity of Native nations and Indigenous communities through actionable data and research, the Center for Indian Country Development team began looking into that question.\r\n

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