October 8, 2021

Dear USET/USET SPF Family,

On October 6, 2021 the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced Tribal Listening Sessions on Climate Change and Tribal Discretionary Grants. Most of these Tribal Listening Sessions are focused on Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) discretionary grants for Tribal Nations and one session is dedicated to Tribal youth dedicated to the issue of climate change. DOI has scheduled these Tribal Listening Sessions to hear and learn from Tribal Nations and citizens.

Details regarding these Tribal Listening Sessions are as follows—

Listening Session: Tribal Youth and Climate

• Date/Time: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm ET
• Note: DOI is inviting Tribal youth to this session. There is a downloadable parental/guardian consent form at the BIA Tribal Climate website. Please submit completed forms to Tribal.Climate@bia.gov.
• Click Here to Register

Listening Session: Contracts for Businesses with Characteristics that Align with the Definition of Underserved Community

DOI Contracting Listening Session Flyer

Date/Time: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm ET

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Date/Time: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm ET

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Date/Time: Thursday, October 21, 2021 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm ET

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Date/Time: Monday, October 25, 2021 from 8:00pm to 10:00pm ET

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Date/Time: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm ET

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Listening Session: Underserved Community Recreation Access to DOI-managed Public Lands and Waters

Recreation Listening Sessions Flyer

Date/Time: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm ET

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Date/Time: Thursday, October 21, 2021 from 8:00pm to 10:00pm ET

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Date/Time: Monday, October 25, 2021 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm ET

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Date/Time: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 from 8:00pm to 10:00pm ET

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Date/Time: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm ET

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Listening Session: Tribal Discretionary Grants

Tribal Grants Listening Sessions Flyer

Date/Time: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 from 8:00pm to 10:00pm ET

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Date/Time: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm ET

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Listening Session: Tribal Climate Adaptation and Mitigation

Date/Time: Thursday, October 28, 2021 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm ET

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Listening Session: Tribal Relocation, Managed Retreat, Protect-in-Place issues in the Lower 48

Date/Time: Thursday, October 28, 2021 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm ET

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For more information, please contact Brian Howard, USET SPF Senior policy Analyst, at bhoward@usetinc.org.

Established in 2014, the USET Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) is a non-profit, inter-Tribal organization advocating on behalf of thirty-three (33) federally recognized Tribal Nations from the Northeastern Woodlands to the Everglades and across the Gulf of Mexico. USET SPF is dedicated to promoting, protecting, and advancing the inherent sovereign rights and authorities of Tribal Nations and in assisting its membership in dealing effectively with public policy issues.