Putting Tribal SovereigntyAgency: USDA – Food and Nutrition Service Action: Request for comments by July 7, 2023 Does it matter: The Operational Challenges in Child Nutrition Programs (OCCNP) Surveys, are designed to collect timely data on emerging school food service operational challenges,...
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Agency Information Collection Activities, Comments Request: Understanding States’ SNAP Customer Service Strategies
Agency: USDA – Food and Nutrition Service Action: Request for comments by June 26, 2023 Does it matter: This study seeks to describe the key characteristics of State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) agencies’ customer service strategies through...
Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices for the Natural Resources Conservation Service
Agency: USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service Action: Request for comments by May 31, 2023 Does it matter: NRCS plans to revise the conservation practice standards in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices. This notice illustrates the planned...
Gaining Ground
As a founding organization and official research partner for the Native Farm Bill Coalition, the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative authored a report titled Gaining Ground: A Report on the 2018 Farm Bill Successes for Indian Country and Opportunities for 2023....
Tribal Briefing Documents: Developing and Implementing a National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative, along with its partners at the Native Farm Bill Coalition, helped develop Tribal leader briefing documents ahead of the Tribal Consultations regarding the White House's National Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and...
Tribal Briefing Materials: April 2022 – USDA Tribal Consultation Food Safety and Trade
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative, along with partners from the Intertribal Agriculture Council and Intertribal Buffalo Council, developed Tribal leader briefing materials for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tribal Consultation series in April...
April 2022 – Tribal Consultation Briefing Materials: USDA FARMING, RANCHING, AND CONSERVATION
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative partnered with the Intertribal Agriculture Council, National Congress of American Indians, and the Intertribal Buffalo Council to develop briefing materials ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Tribal...
Tribal Briefing Materials: Creating a Tribal Action Plan for a Fairer, More Competitive and More Resilient Meat and Poultry Supply Chain
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI) and Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC) have partnered together to create this set of briefing materials for the USDA's Creating a Tribal Action Plan for a Fairer, more Competitive and More Resilient Meat and...
Strengthening Protein Supply Chains in Indian Country
First Nations Development Institute collaborated with the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI) at the University of Arkansas to create a resource publication to provide fundamental information on meat supply chains (including related policies,...
2018 – Optimizing Distribution Center Location and Delivery Schemes for the USDA’s Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
In December 2018, the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative published Optimizing Distribution Center Location and Delivery Schemes for the USDA’s Food DistributionProgram on Indian Reservations (FDPIR). Download the resource below.