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Download the Veterans Quick Guide pdf here. 

 

 

Title VI Thursday Afternoon Chat


Hi Title VI,
 
On this week’s Title VI chat, we will be celebrating Veterans Day! We will be hearing from the VA’s Office of Tribal Government Relations as well as Hopi’s veterans program. We will also be premiering an excellent veterans' resource David Long has developed. We hope you can join us!

Download the Hopi Veterans Services PowerPoint presentation here.

 

CALL DETAILS
Next Call:  Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. ET
Dial-in information below:
Toll Free Number: 800-619-6520
Participant Passcode: 1410635
*NOTE:  If you had difficulty with the phone line in the past, please provide us with your phone number by TODAY, Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 5:00 pm ET so that we can make arrangements for the operator to call you. 

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12:00 p.m. PT
1:00 p.m. AZ
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3:00 p.m. ET

 

QUESTIONS
During the call, the operator will provide information about how to ask a question.  

If you would like to submit questions before the call, please email questions to:  

 

Title VI Grantee COVID-19 Status - Request for Information

 

We are watching COVID cases continue to rise across America, and seeing the steady increases of cases in Indian County.  I’m also reading that many tribes have once again closed reservations and tribal operations as cases continue to soar.  We are anxious to hear your updates and to see what you need to sustain this pandemic safely with your tribal elders.  Can you please take a moment to respond to these questions?  

  1.  Are there reported COVID-19 cases and deaths in your community or reservation? 
     a.  Are they new cases? 
  2.  Is COVID still active (continued new cases) in your community or reservation?
  3.  Is your tribe fully operational?
     a.  Is tribal administration open?
     b.  Is tribal finance working?
  4.  Are tribal services and businesses open?  Are health clinics and services?
  5.  Are seniors getting flu shots to protect against the normal winter flu?
     a.  Is there anyone helping Medicare recipients through the open enrollment period?
  6.  Is your senior center open? What criteria did you use to open senior centers? Were people reluctant to come back?
     a.  Are you serving hot congregate meals, grab n go meals, shelf stable meals, or frozen meals in your center?
     b.  Are you delivering hot meals, grab n go meals, shelf stable meals, or frozen meals to home bound elders?
     c.  Are you providing groceries in addition to meals, or in place of meals?
     d.  Are tribal elders also getting food from tribal commodities or food banks in addition to senior meals?
  7.  What other services are being provided to your seniors by your Tribe?
  8.  What assistance do you need to adequately serve your seniors during this pandemic?
  9.  What assistance do you need for your staff during this pandemic?
  10.  What services do you see a growing need for?  Have you thought about how you will meet this need?
  11.  Has your program seen a decrease or increase of people utilizing services as compared to prior to the pandemic?  If so, how much of a change has there been?
  12.  Has staffing been affected?  If so, how has this impacted your services?


Please send your email response along with the name of your tribe to: melissa.szasz@teyaservices.com. 

 

 

Title VI OAAPS Helpful Tips


Thank you to all Title VI OAAPS users who have already accessed OAAPS and created their account. If you have not yet created your account in OAAPS, please remember the following helpful tips:

Please feel free to reach out to oaapshelpdesk@acl.hhs.gov or kristen.hudgins@acl.hhs.gov should you have any problems and they will work to get you the help you need!

 

 

National Museum of the American Indian:
Native American Veterans Memorial 

Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. ET


Congress authorized the creation of the National Native American Veterans Memorial to give “all Americans the opportunity to learn of the proud and courageous tradition of service of   Native Americans in the Armed Forces of the United States.”   

  • HISTORY of the NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN MEMORIAL (NNAVM):  Rebecca Trautmann 
  • WHY WE SERVE PUBLICATION and EXHIBITION:  Alexandra Harris 
  • BEHIND the SCENES LOOK at the  CONSTRUCTION of the NNAVM:  Betsy Gordon 

To participate, please join on Webex here.  You can join via Computer, Phone Audio, and Webex Mobile App If you have questions or require special accommodations, contact Peter Vicaire, Peter.Vicaire@va.gov, 612-558-7744 (cell). 

Download the flyer here.

 

 

RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council

Upcoming Virtual Full Council Meeting

Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. ET
 

ACL is pleased to announce the sixth Full Council Meeting of the RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council on November 18, 2020. The agenda for the meeting will be posted on the RAISE webpage prior to the meeting.

Online Attendance:

The virtual meeting will be open to the public. Registration is not required to attend via webinar. The webinar link will be posted on the RAISE webpage, and open for access (live) 15 minutes prior to the meeting start time.

 

 

Title VI Program Survey--Deadline Extended!


Dear Title VI Director,

To give you more time to complete the Title VI Program Survey, we have extended the deadline to Friday, November 20. 
 
The data from this survey expands knowledge about long term services and supports delivery and needs in Title VI programs. Your responses to the survey are instrumental in educating policymakers and funding partners on the needs of Title VI programs. Thank you for taking the time to complete this very important survey!

You should have received an email from Traci Wilson at AAAsurvey@MiamiOH.edu on Monday October 26 that provided a link to your tribe’s Title VI program survey.

We have contracted with a survey consultant who is available to assist you if needed. Please contact Barbara Gongyin at bgongyin@gmail.com if you need help completing the survey.

Please complete the survey by Friday, November 20. 

 Reasons to participate:

  • n4a uses the data to advocate on behalf of your programs on Capitol Hill.  
  • The data helps ACL provide targeted assistance, training, and support for Title VI programs across the country.
  • n4a will give your data back to you. If you want to learn more about your own program, complete the survey and use the data in your advocacy, data, grant applications, and presentations. You can present this information to tribal leadership to support your funding or staffing requests.
  • A toolkit will be developed to help your program use the data and findings from the survey. This will include reports, slides, and potentially regional reports highlighting key insights.

Assistance Is Available

  • If you have technical questions about accessing or taking the survey, please contact Traci Wilson at the Scripps Gerontology Center, toll free 1.855.359.3033 or AAAsurvey@MiamiOH.edu.
  • If you have questions about the ACL Information and Planning Grant that supports development of this survey, please contact n4a’s Beth Blair at 202.872.0888 or eblair@n4a.org.

Please contact Barbara Gongyin at bgongyin@gmail.com if you need help completing the survey.

 

COVID-19 Information and Announcements 

 

Large Purchase Request Information

 

We have received some questions about large purchase requests, so we wanted to share the large purchase request template with everyone. You will need to submit a large purchase request for any single purchase over $5,000. To do this:

  • After 6/19/20: The COVID exception expired and you will need to submit 3 bids for the item you would like to purchase.
  • The item you submit you wish to purchase must be American made.
  • You will submit the bid and the large purchase request to your Regional Administrator.
  • Please do not purchase the large item until you have received approval from ACL’s grants office.

Download the large purchase request template here.  If you have any additional questions, please let us know.

 

 

FAQ for Title VI Grantees


ACL has received numerous questions related to how Title VI grantees can use grant funds to respond to the COVID-19 emergency.  ACL has provided responses to many of the questions in this FAQ document.  Read the updated FAQ here. 

 

 

SAMHSA Announces New Resources in CARES


The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is pleased to announce the availability of, and distribution decisions for, $15 million in new resources appropriated in the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136, to address coronavirus prevention, preparedness, and response in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.  In response to Tribal Leader feedback, SAMHSA will allocate $15 million by providing supplements to the existing Tribal Behavioral Health Grant (Native Connections).  Read the full announcement here. 

 

 

Title VI Part A/B, C and NSIP 2019 No-Cost Extension Awards

 

No-cost extension awards on all FY19 grants were issued in mid-April. Funds must be obligated by 3/31/21 and liquidated 90 days after (6/30/21). If you need the amount of your no-cost extension award, please contact your ACL regional administrator.

 

 

2020 Title VI Grants Cheat Sheet

 

A quick guide to the program periods, reporting expectations and allowable services under the Title VI 2020 grants, including Title VI Part A/B/C grants, FFCRA and CARES supplemental grants is available.  Find the 2020 Title VI Grants Cheat Sheet here. 

 

For more COVID-19 resources and information,
please check https://acl.gov/COVID-19 and https://olderindians.acl.gov/COVID-19.

 

 

This communication is sent on behalf of the Administration for Community Living/Administration on Aging (ACL/AoA), Office of Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Programs “Title VI” and has been approved to be disseminated by Cynthia LaCounte, Program Director. Teya Services, LLC is an Alaska Native Corporation responsible for disseminating information as a contractor with ACL/AoA for this program.




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