Category: Consultation

  • Webinar on BIE Reorganization

    Tue, Oct 13, 2015 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM MDT Join NCAI and the Bureau of Indian Education to hear the latest information pertaining to the BIE reorganization efforts. This webinar will be an opportunity for tribal leaders, educators, and other stakeholders to hear about the goals of the BIE reorganization and how the proposed…

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  • NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON INDIAN EDUCATION MEETING SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

    Here. The National Advisory Council on Indian Education have scheduled a teleconference meetng for September 25, 2015. The notice was published in the September 14 Federal Register located here: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-14/pdf/2015-22891.pdf. The purpose of the meeting is to convene the Council to conduct the following business: (1) Final discussion, review and approval of the annual report…

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  • Notice Of Request For Comments – Renewal of Agency Information Collection for the Bureau of Indian Education Tribal Education Department Grant Program; Request for Comments

    Here is the notice, and the entire PDF copy is here.  Deadline to respond is November 2, 2015.  From the abstract: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is seeking renewal of the approval for information collection conducted under 25 U.S.C. 2020, for the solicitation of grant proposals from Federally-recognized tribes and their Tribal Education Departments (TEDs)…

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  • Dr. Sherry Johnson on the Impact Aid Consultation

    I was on the Tribal Consultation webinar and my take on it was: There are no plans to change the Impact Aid law itself but merely the wording within the guidelines. We need to push for stronger clearer language within the law itself. What were minimum requirements of past no longer meet today’s needs for…

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  • Impact Aid Tribal Consultation

    The Impact Aid Program is considering whether to propose changes to its regulations at 34 CFR Part 222. The Department of Education (ED) is seeking input on whether there should be changes made to the regulations governing Indian Policies and Procedures, and if so, what changes should be made. ED is offering to online consultation…

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  • Federal Register Notice on BIA/BIE TED Grants

    Here. An excerpt: SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) announces the availability of grants to tribes and their tribal education departments for projects identified at 25 U.S.C. 2020. This notice invites tribes with BIE funded schools on or near Indian lands to submit grant proposals. DATES: Grant proposals must be received by June 15, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.…

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