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Sharing resources to support the advancement of tribes and tribal citizens.<\/strong><\/p>\n NAFOA is excited to feature performances by Shelley\u00a0Morningsong and Fabian Fontenelle during the Virtual 2020 Fall Conference.\u00a0 Shelley (N. Cheyenne), is the 2019 Native American Music Awards Artist of the Year and a multiple music award winner, songwriter, and skilled Native flute performer.\u00a0\u00a0Fabian (Zuni\/Omaha), presents Northern Traditional dancing, storytelling and traditional hand drum songs.<\/p>\n If you would like to use a registration credit from the Spring Conference, please contact\u00a0Missy Hurley<\/a>.<\/p>\n Thanks to the generosity of our Corporate Partners,\u00a0NAFOA has a number of Sponsored Complimentary Registrations available to tribal members and employees to attend the conference. Please contact\u00a0VaRene Martin<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Dustin VanWinkle<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/em><\/p>\n The OSU Intermediate Tribal Finance and Accounting Academy consists of:<\/p>\n The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson announced that\u00a0HUD\u00a0has awarded a total of $100 million to Tribes<\/a> across the Nation as part of\u00a0HUD\u2019s Indian Community Development Block Grant Imminent Threat program (ICDBG-CARES). This funding helps address problems that pose an imminent threat to public health or safety of Tribal residents and will be used to help Tribes prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19.\u00a0See list of funding here<\/a>.<\/p>\n As the world continues to endure the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, NDN Collective announces the second phase of the\u00a0NDN COVID-19 Response Project<\/a>, a $10 million project designed to provide immediate relief to Indigeneous people, organizations and Tribal Nations uniquely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The\u00a0first phase of the project<\/a>\u00a0occurred between April and June of this year and provided $2.5 million in rapid response, gap support services to 95 different Tribal Nations and Indigenous-led organizations in the U.S. and Mexico. Phase two of the NDN COVID-19 Response Project is now focused on transition and resilience within Indigenous communities.<\/p>\n![\"nafoa\"](\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nafoa.jpeg\")
Photo of the Week: “I’ll miss getting to see new and old friends at the breakout sessions and social events. This is what makes NAFOA a community event unlike any other. I hope everyone is safe and it’s great to know everyone is an email or phone call away during the virtual conference. I’m looking forward to connecting on the App! “\u2014 Emery, Financial Management Policy Specialist. Photo courtesy NAFOA<\/p>\n1. EVENTS:<\/em>
\nTHE MUSIC OF #NAFOAFALL2020<\/h2>\n2. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:<\/em>
\nOSU INTERMEDIATE TRIBAL FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING CERTIFICATE<\/h2>\n\n
3. FOR TRIBES:<\/em><\/h2>\n
HUD PROVIDES $100 MILLION IN CARES ACT FUNDING TO NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES TO SUPPORT CORONAVIRUS RECOVERY EFFORTS<\/h2>\n
4.\u00a0 FOR THE COMMUNITY:<\/em>
\nNDN COLLECTIVE ANNOUNCES GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR SECOND PHASE OF FUNDING<\/h2>\n