{"id":12955,"date":"2021-04-27T09:34:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T13:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/covid19\/?p=12955"},"modified":"2021-04-27T09:34:46","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T13:34:46","slug":"navajo-nation-arizona-new-mexico-utah-498","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/2021\/04\/27\/navajo-nation-arizona-new-mexico-utah-498\/","title":{"rendered":"Navajo Nation (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The capital of the Navajo Nation is located in Window Rock, Arizona, named for its famed natural feature. Photo: Ben FrantzDale<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

The Navajo Nation <\/p>\n

Office of the President and Vice President<\/p>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong>
\nApril 26, 2021<\/p>\n

Nez-Lizer Administration to meet with <\/strong>Chapters regarding the American Rescue Plan Act <\/strong><\/p>\n

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz.<\/strong> \u2013<\/strong> The Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President, in coordination with the Navajo Nation Division of Community Development, will host five meetings this week, with each of the five Navajo agencies to layout the process for submitting feasible\/construction ready project listings in anticipation of funding through the American Rescue Plan Act. The five meetings will be held through teleconference for chapters and live-streamed on the Nez-Lizer Facebook page and YouTube channel for the general public. <\/p>\n

President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion relief package in March, which is designed to help the United States recover from the devastating impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and includes $20 billion for federally-recognized tribes to help mitigate the impacts of the coronavirus. In accordance with the bill, the U.S. Department of Treasury will decide the funding formula for tribes and has up to 60 days to distribute the funding to tribes.<\/p>\n

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer continue to urge the Department of Treasury to allocate funds based on four factors that include population, land base, number of employees, and direct COVID-19 impacts measured by coronavirus infections, deaths, and other key factors. President Nez also continues to participate in consultation sessions to advocate for the Navajo Nation\u2019s position. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve received requests from the chapters and based on those requests to provide input, we will schedule these meetings to explain the process of submitting construction ready projects. The U.S. Treasury has not informed tribes how much funding that each tribe will receive from the American Rescue Plan Act, but we are preparing for it. Everyone should understand that there are great needs in our communities and we cannot fund every single request or project due to the overwhelming demands. When we meet with the chapters, we want to provide information regarding the American Rescue Plan Act and explain in detail how chapters should submit projects that are feasible and construction ready,\u201d said President Nez.<\/p>\n

The tentative schedule of meetings is as follows:<\/p>\n