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Round Valley Tribes Reimplements Emergency Declaration Because of COVID

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Redheaded Blackbelt

Kym Kemp – In mid-March 2020 the Round Valley Indian Tribes declared a State of Emergency due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Out of an abundance of caution, Tribal President, James A. Russ, and Tribal Council made the decision to enact the emergency declaration in the interest of the health and well-being of our tribe and community members. By authority, the Round Valley Indian Tribes is re-implementing the order to reduce the current COVID-19 positivity rate. Tribal Leadership continues to fully support this effort.

By Kym Kemp
September 4, 2021

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Navajo Nation issues vaccine mandate for tribal workers; 80 percent already vaccinated

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Associated Press

NHO News – WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — All Navajo Nation executive branch employees will need to be fully vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19 by the end of September or be required to submit to regular testing, according to an executive order announced by President Jonathan Nez Aug. 22.

By Associated Press
August 24, 2021

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Many states don’t consistently track tribal death data, masking COVID-19 impact on Native Americans, study finds

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Yahoo News

USA Today – Abigail Echo-Hawk, a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, has lost six fellow Native loved ones to COVID-19. She is not alone. Throughout the pandemic, Indigenous people were the most likely group to be hospitalized and die of the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, followed by Hispanic and Black people.

By Nada Hassanein
August 18, 2021

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RFA: UIHI Offers Grant Opportunities, $615,310 Available in Funds

Grant Opportunities

We have released our request for applications for our 2021–2022 Community Grants Program! This year we are offering two types of funding opportunities—at least six Sage grants ($90,000–$95,885) and up to four Sweetgrass grants ($10,000)—to address chronic disease education, prevention, and management in the urban American Indian and Alaska Native population.
 
To be eligible for funding under our Sage and Sweetgrass grants, the applying organization must be:

  • An Urban Indian Organization (UIO)—a Title V program as defined by the Indian Health Service;
  • A member of the National Urban Indian Family Coalition (NUIFC);
  • An urban Indian organization and/or program receiving SASP/DVP formerly, MSPI/DVPI funding, as defined by the Indian Health Service; or
  • A not-for-profit urban Indian organization whose leadership and board are made up of a majority of urban Indians, and whose mission is to provide public health services to urban Indians may be eligible to apply on a case-by-case basis.

To help you prepare your application, we hosted a pre-application webinar on Monday, July 12, 2021. The webinar covered the program, the application process, and addressed other questions from applicants. If you missed it or want to rewatch it, you can check it out below!

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