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Indian Affairs Announces OIED’s NABDI 2021 Grant Application Solicitation Opportunity

For Immediate Release:
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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.

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For Immediate Release:
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For Immediate Release:
June 17, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Bryan Newland announced appointments to two key leadership posts within the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA): Bartholomew “Bart” Stevens, an enrolled member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe in Arizona with ancestry from the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes in Idaho and the Ute Tribe in Utah, as Deputy Bureau Director for Field Operations in Albuquerque, N.M., and Kimberly Bouchard, of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians in Wisconsin, as Eastern Regional Office Regional Director in Nashville, Tenn. Both appointments became effective this month.

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For Immediate Release:
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Project will provide multiple benefits to Band members, help Nevada meet its renewable energy needs, and contribute to America’s clean energy future.

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For Immediate Release:
May 28, 2021

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President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Makes Significant Investments in Bureau of Indian Education

For Immediate Release:
May 28, 2021

Proposed budget would expand educational opportunities, fund supports and services for Native American youth, and invest in early childhood education

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President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Makes Significant Investments in Indian Affairs Programs

For Immediate Release:
May 28, 2021

Request reflects Biden-Harris Administration’s investment in Indian Country to empower Tribal nations and strengthen their resilience by improving quality of life and economic self-sufficiency in their communities.

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Buy-Back Program at the Spirit Lake Reservation – June 1 Deadline Approaching for Landowners

For Immediate Release:
May 28, 2021

Program encourages informed decision-making by landowners considering whether to accept a voluntary purchase offer

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Assistant Secretary McCaleb to Appear On C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” Program

Media Contact: Nedra Darling, OPA-IA Phone: 202-219-4152
For Immediate Release: July 13, 2001
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Interior Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Neal McCaleb will appear on C-SPAN’s live nationwide public affairs call-in program “Washington Journal” on Sunday, July 15, 2001, at 9:15 a.m. (EDT). He will be speaking on contemporary American Indian issues, tribal economic development, education and his goal of shaping the Bureau of Indian Affairs into a 21st century service agency responsive to the agency’s customers: federally recognized tribes and American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Who:

Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Neal A. McCaleb

What:

Appearance on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” program

When:

9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (EDT), Sunday, July 15, 2001

Where:

C-SPAN studios, Washington, D.C.
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