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Interior Department Announces Behavioral Health and Wellness Program for Tribal Schools
The Department of the Interior today announced the Bureau of Indian Education awarded an additional five-year contract to increase access for behavioral health and wellness support to all students and staff at Bureau-funded schools and programs. Initially designed to increase access to services during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Behavioral Health and Wellness Program provides virtual counseling and on-site crisis services.
Indian Affairs announces 100th HEARTH Act approval
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland today announced that Indian Affairs has reached a new milestone by approving the 100th Tribal regulation under the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act of 2012, or HEARTH Act.
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Indian Affairs Awarding $2.7 Million in Tribal Broadband Grants
By Interior Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
The Indian Affairs Office of Indian Economic Development announced $2.7 million in National Tribal Broadband Grants to 18 Tribes and Tribal organizations.
Haskell Indian Nations University announces new president
By Interior Newswire Report | May 23, 2023
Dr. Francis Arpan, a citizen of the Yankton Sioux Tribe, will serve as the new president of Haskell Indian Nations University.
Indian Affairs accepting applications for Living Languages Grants
By Interior Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
The Indian Affairs Office of Indian Economic Development announced it is accepting applications from Tribes and Tribal organizations for the Living Languages Grant Program.
Indian Affairs announces expansion of Tiwahe Initiative
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
The Office of Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs announced today the selection of two new Tribes for the Tiwahe Initiative Social Services Demonstration Program.
Indian Affairs awards $3 Million in Tribal tourism grants
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
The Indian Affairs Office of Indian Economic Development announced today the awarding of more than $3 million in Tribal Tourism Grant Program funding to 30 federally recognized Tribes and Tribal organizations.
Statement by Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland on the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
The Biden-Harris administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2024.
BIA unveils renamed Tohono O’odham Agency, previously known as the Papago Agency
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
The Tohono O’odham Nation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs held a ceremony on February 28, 2023, to celebrate the renaming of BIA’s administrative agency office as the Tohono O’odham Agency.