Letters Sent to Administration
Tribal Advocacy Materials for Implementing COVID-19 Funding
NCAI and partner organizations have drafted and submitted a number of letters to support tribal nations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please see the links below to access each letter.
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September 8, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to Congress: Urging immediate action on critical health priorities for Indian Country in response to COVID-19 |
NCAI, NIHB, NICUIH |
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August 5, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to Congress: Urging Adherence to the October 31, 2020 Census Date |
NCAI and Partners |
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May 5, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to USDA FNS: Establish a Coronavirus Food Assistance Purchasing Program for Indian Country within the FDPIR program; Provide Parity to FDPIR food package benefits on par with SNAP |
NCAI, IAC, NAFDPIR, NFBC |
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June 19, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to Senate Banking Committee: Establishing a Lending Facility for Tribal Governments |
NCAI, NIGA |
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June 16, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to Commerce: Comment Regarding Allocation of Funding Under §12005 of the CARES Act |
NCAI |
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June 12, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to Education: Urging Immediate Disbursement of Funding for BIE and Tribally-Controlled Schools under the CARES Act |
NCAI, ATNI, USET, NIEA |
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May 29, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to Treasury: Request that Treasury Respond to Tribal Inquiries on Economic Support Assistance under the Coronavirus Relief Fund |
NCAI |
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May 26, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to Treasury: Regarding Tribal Employment and Expenditure Submission |
NCAI |
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May 20, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to Interior and Education: Regarding Delays in Distribution of Bureau of Indian Education Funding |
NCAI, USET, ATNI, NIEA |
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May 13, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to SBA and Treasury: Regarding the Eligibility of Native Community Development Financial Institutions for the PPP Loan |
NCAI, NAFO, Native CDFI Network |
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April 22, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to FCC: In Support of COVID-19 Adjustment to FCC Timelines Governing Tribal Priority Filing Windows |
NCAI |
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April 22, 2020 |
NCAI Template Letter to FCC: Draft Letter for Tribal Nations to Request Deadline Extension |
NCAI template |
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April 20, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to White House: Waiving FEMA Cost-Share Requirements for Tribal Governments |
NCAI, USET, AAIA, APCG, NTEMC, ITEMC, iTEMA, NWTEMC |
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April 20, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to White House: Demanding the Administration Invoke Full Powers of Defense Production Act to Protect Tribal Nations and Citizens |
NCAI |
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April 16, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to DOI & Treasury: To Ensure that the Coronavirus Relief Fund Is Disbursed to Tribal Governments and Demanding the Recusal of Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs |
All Pueblo, AAIA, ATNI, GPTCA, ITAA, NAFOA, NIGA, MAST, NCAI, NIEA, NARF, RMTLC, USET |
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April 13, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to Treasury: Additional Comments - CARES Act and Tribal Governance |
NCAI |
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April 11, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to Treasury: CARES Act and Tribal Governance |
NCAI |
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April 10, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to Treasury and Federal Reserve: Implementation of Title IV of Public Law 116-136, the CARES Act |
NAFOA, NCAI |
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April 3, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to DOL: Request for Tribal Consultation on Paid Leave Provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act |
NCAI, NACA |
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April 3, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to Commerce: Guidance and Recommendations for the Rapid Disbursement of COVID-19 Relief Funding for Tribal Fishery Participants under Section 12005 |
NCAI, NACA |
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April 3, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to HHS: Recommendations for Guidance on the Rapid Disbursement of COVID-19 Health Funding to the IHS and Tribal and Urban Indian Health Systems |
NIEA, SGCE, NIHB, NCAI, NCUIH, USET |
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April 2, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to Treasury and SBA: Implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program for Tribal Business Concerns |
NCAI, Native CDFI, NCAIED, NACA, NIGA |
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April 2, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to Interior: Recommendations for the Rapid Disbursement of COVID-19 Relief Funding and Resources to Tribal Nations |
NCAI, USET, SGCE, NICWA |
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April 1, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to HUD: Recommendations for the Rapid Disbursement of COVID-19 Funding for Native American Housing |
ATNI, NAIHC, NCAI, SGCE |
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March 31, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to Agriculture: |
NIHB, NAFDPIR, NCAI, IAC, USET, NIEA, NCUIH, NFBC, AIHEC, SGCE |
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March 31, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to Interior, Education, and HHS: Recommendations for the Rapid Disbursement of COVID-19 Funding for Native American Education and Workforce Development |
NCUIH, NCAI, NIEA, AIHEC, USET |
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March 29, 2020 |
NCAI Letter to Treasury: Implementation of Title V of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act |
NCAI |