The Department of Health & Human Service’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded grants of about $50 million to American Indian and Alaska Native tribes Tuesday…
FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), postponed the nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) until October 3 due to ongoing response efforts to Hurricane…
At its last meeting of the interim, the Montana Legislature’s State-Tribal Relations Committee voted to send 12 bills to the 2019 Legislature for consideration. The package approved on September…
Senator Holds Washington Accountable to Strengthen Montana Schools (U.S .Senate)—U.S. Senator Jon Tester is throwing his support behind a bill to ensure teachers in Indian Country get fair benefits.…
On Thursday, August 23, the Senate passed the Labor-HHS Appropriations bill as part of an appropriations package by an 85-7 vote. This bill funds many agencies of the federal government,…
While the House is in recess this month, Senate leaders are moving quickly to schedule floor votes on a series of bills to address the national opioid overdose epidemic. The…
The primary focus of NCAI’s staff is to serve the membership of NCAI and sustain the organization as a leader in national tribal legislative affairs. The following positions are currently…
On July 5, the Indian Health Service (IHS), Office of Direct Service and Contracting Tribes announced a competitive Tribal Management Grant Program. The purposes of the grant are to enhance…
NCAI and its co-sponsors will be hosting Tribal Unity Impact Days on September 12-13, 2018. This event will allow tribal leaders to engage with key members of Congress. On the…
On July 24, 2018, members of the Tribal Budget Formulation Workgroup (TBFWG) met with members of the congressional Indian Health Service (IHS) Task Force. TBFWG is made up of Tribal…