Tag: Washington DC
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2016 Young Native Writers Essay Contest
The 2016 Young Native Writers Essay Contest is open to Native American high school students currently enrolled in grades 9-12only. All students participating in the Young Native Writers Essay Contest should have a significant and current relationship with a Native American community (i.e., an American Indian tribe, an Alaska Native community or a Native Hawaiian…
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TEDNA Executive Director and VP at the NYCP Project Directors Meeting in Washington DC
Under the new Native Youth Community Projects (NYCP) program, the Department is making grants to a dozen recipients in nine states that will impact more than thirty tribes and involve more than 48 schools. These awards are a demonstration of President Obama’s strong commitment to improving the lives of American Indian and Alaska Native children…
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FY 2015 Omnibus Budget Bill – Exciting News for Tribal Education Agencies and Departments
On Tuesday evening, House and Senate appropriators released the FY 2015 Omnibus Appropriations bill (HR 83), which will fund TEAs through Department of Interior for the first time. Here is the BIA section of the Interior explanatory statement. On page 24, it provides that: Education.- The agreement includes $2,000,000 for the development and operation of tribal departments or…
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION |Requests Comments on Proposed Rulemaking for Professional Development Program and Demonstration Grants for Indian Children – Deadline: January 2, 2015
The Department of Education (ED) invites stakeholders to provide comments on proposed priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for the Indian Demonstration and Indian Professional Development programs. Last week, ED published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Professional Development program and the Demonstration Grants for Indian Children (Demonstration Grants program). Both grant programs are…
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Call for Comment: Proposed Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria-State Tribal Education Partnership Program
The Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education proposes priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for the State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) program. The Assistant Secretary may use one or more of these priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2015 and later years. We propose this action to enable…
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REMINDER: BIE Blueprint for Reform TODAY!
Webinar Series – BIE Blueprint for Reform: Understanding the Implementation, Part II Due to consistent demand from our membership for more information, NIEA will hold our second Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) informational webinar tomorrow on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at 4:00 pm (eastern). For those who missed the initial session, we are providing this…