Policy

Summary The Senate Agriculture Committee completed its hearing on President Donald Trump’s nominee for USDA Secretary last week.  The American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Dates and Testimony requests for FY2026 have been published by the House...

Summary On Weds., Jan. 22, USDA FNS is holding a webinar to hear from Tribes on a new pilot project allowing Tribal administration of federal nutrition programs. The webinar starts at 3-3:45pm eastern, register here. IFAI has a comment template in process for Tribes...

Summary On Jan. 16, 2025, HHS and USDA will host a virtual session for those wanting to submit oral comments about the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Check out the IFAI briefing materials and draft comment template for Tribes...

Summary IFAI is hosting a webinar on Jan. 9 about implications for Tribal peoples and agriculture in the newly published Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.  This webinar is also in preparation for anyone wishing to present oral...

Summary This is the last policy brief for 2024. We will resume in early January.    December 24 is the submission deadline USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service is requesting comments about information collection activities regarding the Food Delivery Portal. IFAI and the...

Summary IFAI staff will be speaking at several sessions during the Intertribal Agriculture Council Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on Dec. 10, 11, and 12. We will also have a table in the Exhibitor and Sponsor Hall throughout the week.   There is still time for...

Summary The Tribal Advisory Committee is hosting a two-day (Dec. 10-11) hybrid meeting during the Intertribal Agriculture Council’s Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Participants must register to join the meeting in-person, through a virtual webinar, and by...

Summary IFAI analyzed Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow’s proposed Farm Bill text here. There was a Friday addition to that bill language that IFAI is in the process of reviewing.   Registration is open for the FDPIR Tribal Consultation on Dec....

Summary Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow released proposed Farm Bill text and a summary. As the Native Farm Bill Coalition’s (NFBC) research partner, IFAI is analyzing the text and will release its findings in the near future.  University of...

Summary Learn about the Farm Bill and Tribal priorities in the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative’s recent article featuring IFAI’s senior staff attorney, Kelli Case (Chickasaw Nation).  Congress is back from recess this week, but there are no scheduled...