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NTIA to Offer Info on Expanding Broadband

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration will begin holding monthly seminars to discuss issues surrounding the use of broadband services to improve community health, education, and economic development. The webinars will include discussions on efforts to expand broadband to und...

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Hearing: Education for Indian Children with Disabilities

The Bureau of Indian Education announces the Advisory Board for Exceptions Children will hold a hearing Sept.15-16.

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Find Out What Changes in Payday Loan Regs Mean

The webinar is an opportunity to weigh in and share the stories of customers and clients in Indian Country. This information will later be compiled into a comment document to be filed with the CFPB by First Nations Oweesta Corporation and First Nations Development Institute.

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RBCS To Discuss Rural Business Loan Program

Major changes to the program include strengthened criteria for non-regulated lender participation, provisions for New Markets Tax Credit and Cooperative Stock Purchase Program, and modified loan scoring criteria.

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Broadband, Development Workshop in Indian Country

The Federal Communication Commission’s Office of Native Affairs and Policy will hold an FCC Tribal Broadband, Telecom, and Broadcast Training and Consultation workshop in Keshena, WI, Aug. 2-4.

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DOI To Talk Indian Estate Probate

The Interior Department announces it will hold two phone-based tribal consultation sessions to give tribes a chance to discuss issues related to the probate of Indian estates.

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Support Available to Connect Housing, Mental Health Services

The Mathematica Center for Studying Disability Policy will hold a webinar April 21, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. EST, to discuss new strategies and best practices for coordinating housing and Medicaid services for people with behavioral health conditions.

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Summit to Address Native Americans and Hep C

Registration is now open for a summit, sponsored by Hughes Healthcare Disparities Group and the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center, which will bring tribal and other health experts together to discuss Hepatitis C prevention and treatment programs. The summit will look at examples ...

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Webinar to Discuss Model Tobacco Control Programs

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and the National Association of County and City Health Officials will hold a webinar on Feb. 9, at 3:30 EST, to discuss best practices in the area of tobacco prevention and control. The emphasis is on ensuring that such activities are part o...

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Information Coming on Home Visiting Program for New Parents

One of the sessions at the upcoming Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management’s research conference, set for Nov. 12-14 in Miami, FL, will include presentations on the Department of Health & Human Services Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (e.g., the Federal Home Visiting Program).

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