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A quick roundup of news and information important to Native peoples and those who serve them.

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Funds Aid Rural Broadband Initiatives

This program is designed to provide loans for funding for the costs of construction, improvement and acquisition of facilities and equipment to provide broadband service to eligible rural communities.

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Jobs Pilot Program fro Public Housing Residents

The program will develop locally-based approaches to increase earnings and advance employment outcomes such as work readiness, employer linkages, job placement, educational advancement and financial literacy.

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Tribes to Participate in Promise Zone Program

The Department of Housing and Urban Development releases its proposed selection process for the third round of competition under the Promise Zone initiative.

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Agency to Speak with Tribes about Native Kids, Families

The Administration for Children and Families will hold several phone consultations with tribes in the coming months to discuss its grant programs, key issues involving Native children and families, and other issues.

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HHS Doubles Down on Opioid Misuse

With opioid misuse leading to -- and in some ways surpassing -- illegal street drugs as the top substance abuse problem, the Department of Health and Human Services is launching a new effort to address the problem, and it includes millions in federal funding.

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(NETWORKING) Grant Professionals Assn. Forms Native American Interest Group

The Grant Professionals Association (GPA), the nation's largest association of grantseekers and consultants with over 44 chapters nationwide, is reaching out to Native American grantwriters with the formation of a new Special Interest Group for tribal grant professionals, says Debby Carlson, grants ...

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(AUDIO CONFERENCE) Experts Offer 'Outside the Box' Info for Native Funding

Despite a reduced federal funding stream, Native American organizations can still win competitive grants if they use "outside the box" strategies to better position themselves in this more austere spending environment, CD Publications grants experts on Thursday (June 23) told an audio conference aud...

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(AUDIOCONFERENCE) Last Chance to Sign Up for Native American Grants Event

There are only a few slots remaining for this unique audioconference on Native American funding opportunities. Sign up now to guarantee your space. Just go to http://www.cdpublications.com/store/232. Or call us toll-free at 1-800-666-6380.

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(GAO) Report Focuses on Slow Pace of Native Remains Repatriation

While its intentions may have been well-meaning, the Smithsonian's ability to track its own progress related to the repatriation effort has been anything but stellar. At least, that's the view of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), as spelled out in its latest report to Congress.

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