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Tribal Outreach

  • (June 14, 2023)  U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will host a virtual Tribal consultation and listening session on July 12 for elected leaders of federally recognized Tribes or their proxies to provide feedback on a proposal to expand eligibility for Tribes under the Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) Program.  | Tribal Consultation And Listening Session 
  • (November 23, 2022) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA will host a Tribal consultation on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET. | Tribal Outreach Notification 
  • (August 15, 2022) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced today that USDA will host a webinar on Thursday, Aug. 18 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time to help tribal applicants access high-speed internet through ReConnect Round 4 funding. | ReConnect Round 4 Webinar for Tribal Applicants | Tribal Outreach Notification
  • (June 10, 2022) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced today that USDA and the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) will host a free webinar series to build agritourism capacity for native producers. To register, visit: https://www.aianta.org/aianta-usda-webinar-series/. |  Tribal Outreach Notification
  • (January 26, 2022) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will host a virtual Tribal consultation and listening session on Jan. 27 for elected leaders of federally recognized Tribes or their proxies to discuss expanding meat, poultry and seafood processing infrastructure on Tribal lands. This notification follows the “Dear Tribal Leader” communication that USDA’s Office of Tribal Relations distributed on Jan. 5. | Tribal Consultation and Listening Session
  • (October 26, 2021) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is hosting virtual Tribal consultations on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 for elected leaders of federally recognized Tribes or their proxies. | Tribal Consultation Announcement
  • (July 16, 2021) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is hosting listening sessions on Aug. 4 and Aug. 12, 2021, to solicit feedback from Tribal Historic Preservation Offices on ways to improve USDA Rural Development’s (RD) environmental review process.  | Tribal Listening Session
  • (June 22, 2021) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is hosting a listening session on June 29, 2021, to solicit feedback from tribal applicants on ways to improve USDA Rural Development’s (RD) environmental review process. USDA is encouraging the feedback from Federally recognized Tribes and tribal organizations that apply for, or have received, funding from one or more RD programs. | Stakeholder Announcement
  • (May 18, 2021) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Interior (DOI) are hosting the first of a three-part series of listening sessions on June 1, 2021 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time on Tribal Bison, co-sponsored by the Intertribal Buffalo Council. | Tribal Listening Session.
  • (May 14, 2021) USDA Rural Development is hosting a Rural Workforce Innovation Network workshop on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time to share  resources and assistance opportunities to help create entrepreneurship and workforce training programs for tribal members. Register to Join.
  • (April 28, 2021) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is hosting a consultation on May 4, 2021, for elected leaders of federally recognized tribes, or their proxies, to solicit input on ways to implement new, emergency health care grants in tribal communities. | Tribal Consultation
  • (April 15, 2021) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is hosting a listening session on April 20, 2021, to solicit ideas on ways to help expand broadband access in tribal communities under the Reconnect Program. | Tribal Listening Session