For Immediate Release<\/b><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n
April 1, 2020<\/b><\/p>\n
Udall Releases Guidance for Tribes on Federal Resources from Emergency Coronavirus Package<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n
WASHINGTON<\/b>\u2014 U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), <\/b>vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, released guidance documents for Tribal governments to provide information on the $8 billion<\/b> \u201cone stop\u201d Tribal Coronavirus Relief Fund and the $2 billion<\/b> in Tribal health provisions appropriated in the third emergency coronavirus package, the CARES Act<\/a>.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n <\/u><\/u><\/p>\n \u201cIndian Country is on the front lines of this public health crisis, and they have been very clear that they need health, economic, and community COVID-19 recovery resources. That is why I pushed for inclusion of Tribal-specific resources in the CARES Act,\u201d Udall said.<\/b> \u201cI am urging the administration to deploy these critical federal resources as quickly as possible with guidance from expedited, government-to-government consultations with Indian Tribes. I will keep fighting to ensure that Tribal communities have the support they need from the federal government to stay healthy and financially afloat during this national crisis.\u201d<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n <\/u><\/u><\/p>\n The coronavirus package established an $8 billion Tribal Government Relief fund to ensure Indian Tribes have direct \u201cone stop\u201d access to COVID-19 resources for economic recovery and continuation of essential government services based on local needs. <\/u><\/u><\/p>\n <\/u><\/u><\/p>\n The agreement also contains over $2 billion in emergency supplemental funding for Indian Tribes, urban Indian health programs, and Native communities, including:<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n <\/u><\/u><\/p>\n <\/u><\/u><\/li>\n <\/u> <\/u><\/p>\n <\/u><\/u><\/p>\n A summary of the Tribal provisions in the CARES Act can be found <\/b>here<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n <\/b><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n\n
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