TRIBAL ALERT: DOI and Department of Treasury Consultation

The U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of the Treasury will be holding two Tribal Leader Consultations regarding the distribution of the $8 billion set aside for tribal governments and tribal entities under the recently passed CARES Act.

The Departments want to hear from tribal leaders on what allocation formula/methodology should be used in distributing the $8 billion and also how the funding should or can be used, directly or indirectly, in responding to COVID-19.

Call Information:
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Call in number: 888-950-5924
Participant code: 1682452
1:00pm EDT – 4:00pm EDT

Thursday, April 9, 2020
Call-in number: 888-950-5924
Participant code: 1682452
1:00pm EDT – 4:00pm EDT

Tribal leaders can also submit written comments to the Departments by emailing to consultation@bia.gov and tribal.consult@treasury.gov no later than April 13, 2020.

CILS hopes that each of your tribal communities is safe and healthy. All CILS offices are operational and accepting clients. Tribes and their members may call their respective CILS office and our staff will return the call as soon as possible. All staff attorneys are working remotely and continuing to provide legal services to our existing and new clients.
STAY SAFE.