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The IFAI Policy team assists Tribal Nations in strengthening their food systems and agricultural initiatives by delivering timely and accurate analyses of federal laws and policies that affect Tribal agriculture.
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Policy Brief – June 26, 2023
Policy Brief Summary:
Congress goes on a two-week recess, though some legislative hearings took place including House Agriculture’s focus on broadband expansion in rural communities, markup on a Bureau of Land Management rule concerning conservation issues that may impact tribes and a House Natural Resources committee hearing with the chair of the Council on Environmental Quality. There in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court rules against the Navajo Nation in a water rights case v. the State of Arizona. Native News Online covers the departure of Janie Simms Hipp from USDA.
Request for Applications for Heirs’ Property Relending Program
Agency: USDA – Farm Service Agency Action: Requests for application (ongoing until enough applications received) Does it matter: Opportunity for interested eligible entities, including cooperatives, credit unions, and nonprofit organizations certified to operate as a...
Notice of Funding Availability for the Native Community Development Financial Institution (NCDFI) Relending Demonstration Program FY 2023
Agency: USDA – Rural Housing Service Action: Submission of application by July 17, 2023 Does it matter: Notice of funding available for Native CDFIs to apply for the Native CDFI Relending Demonstration Program for fiscal year (FY) 2023. The program has $7,502,000...
Agency Information Collection Activities: Operational Challenges in Child Nutrition Programs (OCCNP) Surveys
Agency: 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,...
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...