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Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of the Interior’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs announced the distribution of over $1.4 billion in contracts to Indian Economic Enterprises in Fiscal Year 2023 across the Department, which includes $1.03 billion awarded to Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises, a historical high for the Department.

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The White House Tribal Nations Summit logo.
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WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs today announced a final rule to update the federal regulations governing fee-to-trust, or land-into-trust, acquisitions that transfer land title to the United States to be held in trust for the benefit of a Tribe or individual Tribal citizen.

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The White House Tribal Nations Summit logo.
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WASHINGTON — In opening remarks at the 2023 White House Tribal Nations Summit today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced that the White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) is taking critical steps to improve access to capital across Indian Country, including through the launch of an online clearinghouse that will serve as a searchable repository for an up-to-date list of all federal funding opportunities, including grants and loans, available to Tribal Nations and Native businesses.

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Students throwing a football outside at T'iis Nazbas Community School in Arizona.
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WASHINGTON – Ahead of the 2023 White House Tribal Nations Summit, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland announced that the Department of the Interior is transferring more than $300,000 to the National Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education, a federally chartered charitable nonprofit corporation established by Congress to further educational opportunities for American Indian students attending schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education.

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A Native American family gathering on a couch.
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Nearly $2 million will help stabilize American Indian and Alaska Native families and communities

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The Haskell Indian Nations University logo.
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Haskell Indian Nations University, a Bureau of Indian Education-operated post-secondary institution in Lawrence, Kansas, is one of four Tribal colleges and universities awarded a Tribal College Small Business Achievement Grant by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute voter registration office photo.
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This announcement follows the decision to designate the college as a voter registration agency under the National Voter Registration Act.

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A fisherman holding up a large fish to the camera.
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Resources will support Tribal fishing rights and economic development Date:
Interior employees building a bridge while one person is hammering a nail into a piece of wood.
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Funding will provide Indigenous youth with opportunities to engage in meaningful public service projects on federal and Tribal lands.

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A close up photo of a bison in a herd.
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$5 million in funding will further goals of Department’s Grasslands Keystone Initiative

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