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Tribal Leader Letters

Tribal Leader Letters

December 20, 2024

The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders to announce the Agency's decision on how the IHS will calculate Contract Support Costs on expenditures of third-party reimbursements and provide next steps. [PDF - 168 KB]

December 19, 2024

The IHS Director writes to initiate Tribal Consultation regarding Agency proposals to streamline floodplain impact review processes for certain actions associated with construction projects sited within a floodplain. Please make plans to join us at a virtual Tribal Consultation to discuss the floodplain class review process on January 22, 2025. [PDF - 340 KB]

December 12, 2024

The IHS Director writes today to reaffirm the commitment of the Indian Health Service to protecting our patients and improving the Purchased/Referred Care program. The letter includes information about IHS's work in collaboration with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to protect eligible PRC patients receiving IHS-approved medical services from being subjected to improper bills from medical providers and collection activities from debt collectors as prohibited under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act. [PDF - 172 KB]

December 5, 2024

The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to announce the release of the Indian Health Service Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2025-2029. [PDF - 180 KB]

November 14, 2024

The IHS Director and the HUD Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary write to initiate a joint Tribal Consultation session December 16, 2024, to request your feedback and recommendations on how HUD and IHS programs can better address housing-related water and sewer infrastructure needs within Tribal communities. In addition, we are extending the comment period originally posted in our September 9, 2024 letter from November 9, 2024, to January 8, 2025. [PDF - 231 KB]

November 12, 2024

The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders to inform you that an updated IHS Tribal Consultation Policy has been signed. The updated policy reaffirms the Agency's commitment to engage in regular, meaningful, and robust Tribal Consultation and permanently establishes the policy as a chapter in the IHM. [PDF - 163 KB]

October 24, 2024

The IHS Deputy Director writes to Tribal Leaders to request your comments and recommendations on the enclosed combined Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 Report to Congress on the Administration of the Indian Health Service Tribal Self-Governance Program. Comments are requested by December 23, 2024. [PDF - 199 KB]

October 10, 2024

The IHS Director writes to initiate Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer to seek your comments and recommendations on the proposed reorganization of the Indian Health Service Headquarters Office of the Director, specifically the structure of offices under the Deputy Director for Intergovernmental Affairs. [PDF - 242 KB]

October 9, 2024

The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders to invite you to provide updated Facility Master Plans and other identified health care facility needs to be considered for inclusion in the 2026 IHS and Tribal Health Care Facilities' Needs Assessment Report to Congress. [PDF - 137 KB]

October 8, 2024

The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders to announce the new solicitation for the Fiscal Year 2025 IHS Joint Venture Construction Program (JVCP). The letter includes a link to the application package. The IHS JVCP Phase 1 Application deadline is December 22, 2024. [PDF - 52 KB]

October 4, 2024

The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to share the Director's Year 2 Accomplishments Report--2024, which details the progress and shared achievements over the past year. [PDF - 197 KB]

October 1, 2024

The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to share information regarding the current status of fiscal year 2025 appropriations for the Indian Health Service. [PDF - 850 KB]

September 10, 2024

The IHS Director is pleased to join with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary to seek your input and recommendations on how HUD and IHS programs can better address the housing-related water and sewer infrastructure needs of Tribal communities. This joint letter furthers the goals of Executive Order 14112, "Reforming Federal Funding and Support for Tribal Nations to Better Embrace Our Trust Responsibilities and Promote the Next Era of Tribal Self-Determination." [PDF - 306 KB]

September 10, 2024

The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders to initiate Tribal Consultation to seek your recommendations on funding methodologies for the payment of eligible Contract Support Costs incurred by Tribes and Tribal Organizations (T/TOs) related to expenditures of program income (also known as third-party reimbursements) to further the purposes of the T/TOs respective Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act contracts and compacts. The letter also provides an update on the Agency's ongoing efforts that the IHS has taken to implement the United States Supreme Court's decision in Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe (Becerra). [PDF - 256 KB]

September 9, 2024

The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders to update you on a change for the Indian Health Service 105(l) Lease Program. On May 22, 2024, the administration of the 105(l) Lease Program transitioned from the IHS Office of Environmental Health and Engineering and the Alaska Area IHS to the IHS Office of Direct Service and Contracting Tribes. [PDF - 217 KB]
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