COVID-19 in Indian Country
The Department of the Treasury issued a final rule for the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program, which brings $20 billion to tribal governments.
The Department of the Treasury has revised its guidance for CARES Act funds that were provided to tribal governments.
The Department of the Treasury has sent $240 billion in fiscal support to state, territorial, local, and tribal governments through the American Rescue Plan Act.
The Department of the Treasury will be hosting a tribal information session on June 28, 2021, to discuss reporting and compliance with the American Rescue Plan Act.
The Department of the Treasury awarded $1.25 billion in COVID-19 relief funds to 863 community development financial institutions, including 58 CDFIs serving Native communities.
The Department of the Treasury announced a 2-week extension for tribal governments to request payments from $20 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funds.
The Department of the Treasury is hosting an additional session on the distribution of $20 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funds to tribal governments.
NAFOA will continue to monitor developments related to the distribution of the $20 billion to Tribal governments and will work to keep our community informed as new information becomes available.
“Our administration continues to closely monitor the rollout of the American Rescue Plan Act funding," said Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez.
On May 10, 2021, the Department of the Treasury released the tribal allocation methodology for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
Judge Amit P. Mehta is holding a hearing in Shawnee Tribe v. Yellen, an ongoing CARES Act lawsuit, at 2pm Eastern on April 22, 2021.
On Monday, April 19, 2021, the Ute Indian Tribe presented arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on the distribution of CARES Act funds to federally recognized tribal governments.
The Kiowa Tribe is being asked about payments made with the Coronavirus Relief Fund. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions.
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a long-running COVID-19 dispute.
The Kiowa Tribe is being asked about payments made with the Coronavirus Relief Fund.
As of April 1, 2021, more than 130 million payments worth approximately $335 billion have been distributed from the American Rescue Plan Act.
"I know Indian Country has suffered a disproportionate share of hardship in this country," Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen told a meeting of the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has disbursed approximately 90 million Economic Impact Payments from the American Rescue Plan.
“I am extremely disappointed that the federal government is going to such lengths to deny Tribal governments their fair share of CARES funding," said Chairman Joseph Rupnick.
The Department of the Treasury is hosting two consultations to discuss what to do with the leftover funds promised to tribal governments through the CARES Act.
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