Dear USET/USET SPF Family,
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a Dear Tribal Leader Letter announcing a series of Tribal consultations on barriers to accessing USDA programs. These consultations build upon the consultations that occurred in 2021 and 2022.Topics will include progress reports on previously identified Tribal barriers, work that still needs to be done, needed Tribal input, and discussions of new barriers and steps to overcome them.
Prior to each consultation session, a Tribal Caucus is planned and will be facilitated by external Tribal partner(s). No federal staff will attend the Caucus and this time is set aside for Tribal Leaders and Tribal staff to have a conversation about the topic. Following the Tribal Caucus, the consultation will occur between Tribal Leadership and federal consulting officials, with the Listening Session concluding the day's session. To view the draft Agendas for these consultations, please view USDA’s Tribal consultation website by clicking here.
Details regarding these consultations are as follows—
Topic: Economic Development
- Date/Time: Monday, April 24, 2023 from 2:00 - 5:30 p.m. ET
- 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET Tribal Caucus (Indian Country only/No federal)
- 3:00 - 5:30 p.m. ET Tribal Consultation & Listening Session
- Click Here to Register
Topic: Food, Safety, and Trade
- Date/Time: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 from 2:00 - 5:30 p.m. ET
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm ET - Tribal Caucus (Indian Country only/No federal)
- 3:00pm - 5:30pm ET - Tribal Consultation & Listening Session
- Click Here to Register
Topic: Farming, Ranching, and Conservation
- Date/Time: Thursday, April 27, 2023 from 2:00 - 5:30 p.m. ET
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm ET - Tribal Caucus (Indian Country only/No federal)
- 33:00pm - 5:30pm ET - Tribal Consultation & Listening Session
- Click Here to Register
Topic: Forests and Public Lands Management
- Date/Time: Friday, April 28, 2023 from 2:00 - 5:30 p.m. ET
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm ET - Tribal Caucus (Indian Country only/No federal)
- 3:00pm - 5:30pm ET - Tribal Consultation & Listening Session
- Click Here to Register
Topic: Education and Research
- Date/Time: Monday, May 1, 2022 from 2:00 - 5:30 p.m. ET
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm ET - Tribal Caucus (Indian Country only/No federal)
- 3:00pm - 5:30pm ET - Tribal Consultation & Listening Session
- Click Here to Register
For more information, please contact Brian Howard, USET SPF Senior Policy Analyst, at bhoward@usetinc.org.
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