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Past News Items

Bison Roaming

WASHINGTON – Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Bryan Newland announced today that the IA Office of Indian Economic Development (formerly the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development) is soliciting applications for its Native American Business Development Institute grant program.

Date: 05/06/21
Streams in Northwestern United States

Tribal nation joins growing list of those authorized to govern and manage leasing of their trust lands without prior Secretarial approval.

Date: 05/06/21
Operations and Maintenance (O&M) for Tribal Colleges & Universities (TCUs)

Indian Affairs is hosting a consultation regarding a strategy to provide funding to Tribal Colleges and Universities for facility needs. The presentation is hosted via a teleconference.

Date: 05/06/21
American and Tribal Nation flags

Funds will aid tribal governments’ response to COVID-19’s damaging impact on their populations and economies

Date: 04/30/21
Young boy in a mask

Funds will provide COVID-19 relief for education in BIE- and tribally operated K-12 schools and TCUs.

Date: 04/23/21
Oregon Tree line

Over 60 tribes now possess the ability to govern and manage leasing of their trust lands without prior BIA or Secretarial approval.

Date: 04/20/21
Badlands National Park, South Dakota

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) announced today that it has approved leasing regulations submitted by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, a federally recognized tribe whose reservation is in North and South Dakota, under the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership (HEARTH) Act of 2012.

Date: 04/19/21
North Dakota

Interested sellers have 60 days to respond to offers.

Date: 04/15/21
Eagle Soaring Over Body of Water

New Rule Would Establish Indian Business Incubators Program Under the Native American Business Incubators Program Act of 2020.

Date: 04/13/21
Hall of Tribal Nations flags

HEARTH Act underscores importance of tribal self-determination and sovereignty

Date: 04/09/21

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