This page provides an overview of the ACF Tribal Consultation, scheduled for Thursday, September 13, 2018 at the Capitol Skyline Hotel, 10 "I" (eye) Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20024.
If your tribe would like to submit testimony for the consultation, please do so no later than Friday, September 7, 2018 to: ANAcommissioner@acf.hhs.gov. This will provide sufficient time for ACF to share your testimony with our program offices so they are prepared to discuss your issues. However, this deadline does not preclude anyone from providing testimony at the session and we will, to the extent that time allows, hear your testimony. If you are unable to submit your testimony before the consultation session, please provide five copies at the start of the session.
In order to facilitate the discussion, we ask that presenters provide a brief overview of their testimony and include the specific issues to be addressed at the session during registration.
Meeting Registration
All Tribal leaders, representatives, and other Tribal attendees must register here . (Government staff & contractors should email ANAComments@acf.hhs.gov if you are planning to attend).
Hotel
There is no dedicated hotel accommodation for this location. Once you complete pre-registration , there will be a list of nearby hotels displayed, along with a link for discounted accommodation at the Capitol Skyline.
Location Details
The Consultation will be held at the Capitol Skyline Hotel, 10 "I" (eye) Street SW1 Washington, D.C. 20024. Onsite check-in will begin at 7:30 a.m., and the Consultation will begin at 8:30 a.m.
Joining Remotely
For any tribe unable to attend in person, ACF will provide a webinar link, Please contact our help desk at 1-877-922-9ANA (1-877-922-9262) for the webinar information. Anyone attending by webinar, we ask that you also register for the session .
Planning Calls
To help both you and ACF leadership prepare for this consultation, we invited Tribal leaders to participate in a series of planning calls in late August to identify individuals who will provide oral testimony to ACF, solicit for tribal moderators, and identify specific topics of interest for discussion.
ACF has identified the following topics for consultation:
- Family First Prevention Services Act (review this briefing for Tribal leaders (PDF))
- Title IV-E Planning Grants: What barriers are preventing Tribes from applying for the grant
- Office of Head Start annual consultation
- Temporary Assistance for Need Families (TANF) and Welfare reform
For More Information
If you have any questions about the consultation session, contact the Administration for Native Americans at 1-877-922-9262 or anacommissioner@acf.hhs.gov.
Please refer back here for more details as they become available.