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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https://www.permitting.gov/tribes/tribal-assistance
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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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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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Tribes
https://www.permitting.gov/tribes
The Permitting Council engages with Tribal Governments to support their involvement in federal environmental reviews of FAST-41 covered infrastructure projects.
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Tribes
https://www.permitting.gov/tribes/tribal-consultation
The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) developed a Tribal Consultation Policy and Plan to guide its interactions with federally recognized Tribes,
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Tribes
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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Tribes
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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Tribes
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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Tribes