Contact Support NAIHC

National American Indian Housing Council

Federal Links

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Congressional

Senate Committee of Indian Affairs
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is a committee of the United States Senate charged with oversight in matters related to the American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native peoples.

https://www.indian.senate.gov/

House Appropriations Committee & Subcommittee on Indian/Alaska Native Affairs
The Committee has jurisdiction to study the unique problems of American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native peoples and to propose legislation to alleviate these difficulties.

https://appropriations.house.gov/

Census Bureau and Tribal Relations

U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Census Bureau is conducting the 2022 Boundary & Annexation Survey (BAS).

The Tribal BAS allows the Census Bureau to correctly count your community’s residents and the federal government uses Census Bureau data to allocate more than $400 billion annually in federal funds for infrastructure, programs, and services.

You will not need to fill out the form:

If your tribe has no changes to report to the reservation or off-reservation trust land boundary that the Census Bureau has on file for them, please email Vbutterbredt@naihc.net or geobas@census.gov.

You will need to submit the survey, if your tribe meets any of the above criteria, please have the tribe fill out the annual response form online.

  1. A tribe has changes to the reservation or off-reservation trust land boundaries that the Census Bureau has on file for them
  2. A tribe has new reservation or off-reservation trust land to report
  • A tribe would like to view the boundaries that the Census Bureau has on file for their reservation and off-reservation trust land

2022 BAS US Census Bureau Form

Contact Office of Tribal Relations

The Office of Tribal Relations is the lead Agency that works with all USDA Mission Areas to stay advised and involved in the formal process of consultation with Tribal governments. The Office of Tribal Relations also works with the Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, the Office of General Counsel, the Senior Policy Team, and other key offices working across USDA. OTR also works with counterparts in other Federal agencies to achieve these goals.

To request additional information on consultation, or assistance with other USDA issues, please contact:

Main Office: (202) 205-2249
Fax: (202) 720-1058
Mailing Address:
Room 500-A Whitten Building
Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250

Acting Director
Linda Cronin
linda.cronin@osec.usda.gov

Senior Policy Advisor
Abby Cruz
abigail.cruz@osec.usda.gov

Lead Outreach Coordinator
Josiah Griffin
josiah.griffin@osec.usda.gov

Administrative Assistant
Cynthia Jones
cynthia.jones@osec.usda.gov

Department of Agriculture

Federal

HUD Office of Native American Programs (ONAP)
HUD’s Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) administers housing and community development programs that benefit American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments, tribal members, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Native Hawaiians, and other Native American organizations.

https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/ih/

Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Indian Self-Determination Services
The Division of Self-Determination Services within the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the Office of Indian Services (OIS) serves as the primary contact on policy affecting the unique contractual relationship between the Secretary of the Interior and Indian tribes or tribal entities.

https://www.doi.gov/

Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (Native Americans)
Through various funding opportunities, research, programs, and more, the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is working to provide critical information and resources to support tribal communities and justice systems.

https://www.ojp.gov/topics/tribal-justice

Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service is an operating division within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. IHS is responsible for providing direct medical and public health services to members of federally-recognized Native American Tribes and Alaska Native people.

https://www.ihs.gov/

USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development is committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in rural America. Through our programs, we help rural Americans in many ways.

https://www.rd.usda.gov/

Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ mission is to enhance the quality of life, to promote economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes and Alaska Natives.

https://www.bia.gov/

United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) is the only federal agency with a sole mission focused on preventing and ending homelessness in America. The council consists of 19 federal agencies that help create and catalyze implementation of the Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness.

https://www.usich.gov/

General Services Administration (GSA)
GSA provides workplaces by constructing, managing, and preserving government buildings and by leasing and managing commercial real estate. GSA’s acquisition solutions offer private sector professional services, equipment, supplies, and IT to government organizations and the military. GSA also promotes management best practices and efficient government operations through the development of governmentwide policies.

https://www.gsa.gov/

Office of Management and Budget
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) serves the President of the United States in overseeing the implementation of his or her vision across the Executive Branch. OMB’s mission is to assist the President in meeting policy, budget, management, and regulatory objectives and to fulfill the agency’s statutory responsibilities.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/

Indian Health Service (IHS)
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is a part of the federal government that delivers health care to American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) and provides funds for tribal and urban Indian health programs.

http://www.ihs.gov/

Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency is an independent executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental protection matters.

https://www.epa.gov/

Rural Utilities Service: High Energy Cost Grant Program (USDA)
The High Energy Cost Grant Program provides financial assistance for the improvement of energy generation, transmission, and distribution facilities serving rural communities with home energy costs that are over 275 percent of the national average.

Application Guide

https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/electric-programs/high-energy-cost-grants

DOE Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs is authorized to fund and implement a variety of programmatic activities that assist American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native villages with energy development, capacity building, energy cost reduction, and electrification of Indian lands and homes.

https://www.energy.gov/indianenergy/office-indian-energy-policy-and-programs

Department of Health & Human Services (HRSA)
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) programs provide health care to people who are geographically isolated, economically, or medically vulnerable. This includes people living with HIV/AIDS, pregnant women, mothers, and their families, and those otherwise unable to access high quality health care.

https://www.hrsa.gov/