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ERIF Tribal Assistance Program

https://www.permitting.gov/resources/tribal-assistance

In 2024, the Permitting Council leveraged Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds to launch a first-of-its-kind financial assistance program for tribes.

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Innovative Broadband Project Becomes First Tribal Project to Complete FAST-41 Permitting Assistance Program

https://www.permitting.gov/newsroom/press-releases/innovative-broadband-project-becomes-first-tribal-project-complete-fast-41
The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) is pleased to announce that segment one of the Alaska FiberOptic project has completed federal permitting and is now the first Tribal project to complete the FAST-41 program. This project will bring broadband infrastructure to Alaska Native Villages in one of the most rural and underserved regions in the country, where approximately 51% of the households live at or below the poverty line.
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Permitting Council Announces Additional $10 Million in Tribal Funding

https://www.permitting.gov/newsroom/press-releases/permitting-council-announces-additional-10-million-tribal-funding
The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) is pleased to announce an additional $10 million in funding to aid Tribes in the environmental review and authorization process for critical infrastructure projects.
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Permitting Council Welcomes Two New Tribal Projects to Permitting Assistance Program

https://www.permitting.gov/newsroom/press-releases/permitting-council-welcomes-two-new-tribal-projects-permitting-assistance
The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) is pleased to announce the latest projects to receive permitting assistance through the FAST-41 program, the Navajo Nation’s Department of Education E-Rate Funded Broadband Project and its Gallup McKinley County Schools E-Rate Funded Broadband project.
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Permitting Council Director of Tribal Affairs Takes on New Biden-Harris Administration Post at White House Council on Native American Affairs

https://www.permitting.gov/newsroom/press-releases/permitting-council-director-tribal-affairs-takes-new-biden-harris-administration-post

WASHINGTON (May 21, 2024) – The Permitting Council (Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council) is pleased to announce that PoQueen Rivera, Director of Tribal Affairs, will se

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic Investments to Increase Tribal Engagement and Improve Infrastructure Permitting Reviews

https://www.permitting.gov/newsroom/press-releases/biden-harris-administration-announces-historic-investments-increase-tribal-engagement

WASHINGTON (May 7, 2024) – Today, the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) announced its first

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Program to Bolster Tribal Engagement in the Environmental Review Process for FAST- 41 Infrastructure Projects

https://www.permitting.gov/newsroom/press-releases/biden-harris-administration-announces-new-program-bolster-tribal-engagement

WASHINGTON (November 2, 2023) – Today, the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) opened applications for the Environmental Review Improvement Fund Tr

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First-Ever Tribal and First Broadband Project Receives FAST-41 Coverage

https://www.permitting.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tribal-broadband-project

WASHINGTON (May 9, 2023) – The Permitting Council is excited to announce the first Tribal and first broadband project to receive FAST-41 coverage.

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