Tribal Homeland Security Advisory Council. Inaugural Members. December 2022

 

Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

December 2, 2022

DHS Secretary Mayorkas Announces Inaugural Members of Tribal Homeland Security Advisory Council� Release Date: December 1, 2022 WASHINGTON � Today, as part of the White House Tribal Nations Summit, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced the appointment of 15 members to the first ever Tribal Homeland Security Advisory Council, to advise on homeland security policies and practices that affect Indian Country, including emergency management, law enforcement, cybersecurity, domestic terrorism and targeted violence, and border security. The members announced today represent more than 564,000 registered tribal members, 178 villages and village corporations, and collectively embody an extensive knowledge base of homeland security subject matter expertise. �I am deeply proud to appoint the inaugural members of the Tribal Homeland Security Advisory Council, and I applaud their commitment to help build and strengthen the integral partnership between indigenous communities and our Department of Homeland Security,��said Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas.��Importantly, their counsel will better enable our Department to uphold its responsibilities to Tribal Nations, as we work hand-in-hand to address key areas of the homeland security mission relating to Indian Country.� Secretary Mayorkas has appointed the following individuals to the Council: Peter Yucupicio, Chairman, Pascua Yaqui Tribe (Chair) Kimberly Hampton, Board of Directors, Unit 4, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Vice Chair) Antonio Cesar Gonzalez Jr., Director of Security, Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino DeCota Thompson, Lieutenant, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police Department Dustin Newport, Executive Officer of Protective Services, Chickasaw Nation Department of Commerce Emmalene Sitting Bear, Director, MHA Nation�Emergency Operations Center, Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation Floyd Velasquez, Administrator, Morongo Band of Mission Indians Emergency Services Harold Pierite Sr., Chief of Police, Tunica-Biloxi Police Department Jeff Hansen, Director, Community Protection, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Julie Kitka, President, Alaska Federation of Natives Lee Edberg, Cybersecurity Manager, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Lynda Zambrano, Founder and Executive Director, National Tribal Emergency Management Council and the Northwest Tribal Emergency Management Council Ned Norris, Jr., Chairman, Tohono O�odham Nation Renita DiStefano, Former Chief Information Officer, Seneca Gaming Corporation, Seneca Nation of Indians Vivian Korthuis, CEO, Association of Village Council Presidents, Native Village of Emmonak The Council�s membership reflects the Biden-Harris Administration�s priorities of diversity, equity, and inclusion; membership from various tribal and indigenous communities ensures varied experiences, beliefs, and skillsets are represented. The establishment of this Council �first announced by Secretary Mayorkas in September� and appointment of its inaugural members are part of the Department of Homeland Security�s (DHS) goal to uphold treaty and trust responsibilities to Indian Country. The Council will engage with DHS agencies and offices to present recommendations and reports for the Secretary. The Council will be charged with collaborating on all matters of homeland security as they relate to Tribal Nations and indigenous communities, including but not limited to:�� Implementation of�Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments and President Biden�s January 26, 2021�Memorandum�on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships;� Implementation of�Executive Order 14053, Improving Public Safety and Criminal Justice for Native Americans and Addressing the Crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous People; Implementation of�Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government;� Implementation of�Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations and�Executive Order 13990, Protecting Public Health�and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis; Implementation and execution of the DHS�s Tribal Consultation Policy; and The responsibility to uphold the federal government�s and the Department�s trust and treaty responsibility to Tribal Nations. The first meeting of this Council will be convened by Secretary Mayorkas early next year. To learn more about the Council, please visit:�https://www.dhs.gov/tribal-advisory-council. ### With honor and integrity, we will safeguard the American people, our homeland, and our values.

Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) Program

Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN)  The purpose of the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) Program is to establish a network that connects individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, and other agriculture-related occupations to stress assistance programs. The establishment of a network that assists farmers and ranchers in time of stress can offer a conduit to improving behavioral health awareness, literacy, and outcomes for agricultural producers, workers and their families. Funding Priority Section 7522 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, 7 U.S.C. 5936, authorizes NIFA to establish a Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network as follows: § 5936. Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network In General – “The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall make competitive grants to eligible entities described in subsection (c) to establish a Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network that provides stress assistance programs to individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, and other agriculture-related occupations.”  The authority for the FRSAN-State Department of Agriculture (SDA) is Public Law No: 116-260 Sec 766(a), 7 U.S.C. 5936 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Eligibility Applications may only be submitted by a collaborative state; tribal; local or regionally-based network, or partnership of qualified public and/or private entities, as determined by the Secretary. These collaborations may include the following entities: Indian tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); State departments of agriculture, State cooperative extension services; and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).  FRSAN-SDA applicants fund eligible State Departments of Agriculture. Currently Funded Projects AWARD NUMBER PROJECT DIRECTOR ORGANIZATION PROJECT NAME AMOUNT AWARDED REGION 2020-70028-32730 Wallace, H.S. University of Tennessee Extension Knoxville, Tennessee  Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network: Southern Region $4,800,000 South 2020-70028-32731 Don McMoran Washington State University Western Regional Agricultural Stress Assistance Program (WRASAP) $4,800,000 West 2020-70028-32728 J. Rudolphi University of Illinois - Urbana, Illinois North Central Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Center: Engaging Programs to Support Producer Wellbeing $4,800,000 North Central 2020-70028-32729 Martin Lemos National Young Farmers Coalition Building an Inclusive and Comprehensive Network for Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance in the Northeast $4,800,000   Northeast Applicant Webinars APRIL 29, 2021 ·        Request a copy of the FY 2021 FRSAN Webinar Slide Deck ·        Watch the FY 2021 FRSAN Webinar video (external link to YouTube)   MAY 6, 2020 ·        Request a copy of the FY 2020 FRSAN Webinar Slide Deck ·        Watch the FY 2020 FRSAN Webinar video (external link to YouTube)  New Grantee Webinars SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 ·        Request a copy of the FY 2021 FRSAN SDA Project Director Meeting Slide Deck ·        Watch The Farm & Ranch Stress Assistance Network – State Departments of Ag Project Director’s Meeting (external link to YouTube)  Types of Projects The FRSAN program will accept applications for Regional Networks. The long-term goal of the FRSAN projects is to establish a Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network that provides stress assistance programs to individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, and other agriculture-related occupations on a regional basis.  Network members must initiate, expand, or sustain programs that provide professional agricultural behavioral health counseling and referral for other forms of assistance as necessary through the following: 1.     Farm telephone helplines and websites; 2.     Training including training programs and workshops; 3.     Support groups; and 4.     Outreach services and activities, including the dissemination of information and materials.  The Award Process Awards will be made through a competitive grants process, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). All applications for funding must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. This process requires pre-registration which can take up to one month. We encourage all potential applicants to begin the registration process as soon as possible. Reviewers from universities, government, community-based organizations, for-profit and non-profit organizations, and from the military, veteran, and farming/agribusiness community will provide peer assessment and recommend applications for funding. Past Award Monitoring Projects are required to acknowledge USDA-NIFA funding in all presentations, publications, news releases, etc. Projects are required to collect and submit outcome-based data to USDA-NIFA through annual reports. The annual Project Directors and Evaluators meeting provides opportunities for networking and sharing of best practices. PROGRAM TYPE Grant Program CONTACT Sarah Rocker PROGRAM SPECIFIC RESOURCES FRSAN Overview Factsheet 2022.pdf RELATED INFORMATION TOPIC Community Vitality, Farming and Ranching, Farmer Education

 

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Invitation: Knowledge Sharing Workshop: From Risk to Resilience-Accelerating the Adaptation Action at the Local Level | Thursday, 8th December 2022 | 09.00 - 12.00 Bali Time (GMT+8)

 

 

We are pleased to announce that Indonesia MoFA and UCLG ASPAC (in conjunction with Indonesia-Pacific Forum on Development 2022/IPFD 2022), collaborating with CLGF, KiLGA, and UNDRR, will organise a Hybrid Knowledge Sharing Workshop: From Risk to Resilience (concept note and flyer attached)   The workshop will focus on the potential of Asia-Pacific Region (as a notably prone and highly exposed to risks) to be pioneers in upholding effective disaster risk reduction with the aim of creating a resilient society so that people can live resilient, safe, and meaningful life. The concept note of the workshop is attached.   Kindly confirm your participation by completing the registration at the link above. The information related to the workshop and connection details will be sent after your registration is completed.   Should you have any further questions, please contact Rendy Primrizqi at rendy.primrizqi@uclg-aspac.org.   Thank you and we look forward to your presence at the Workshop!

Knowledge Sharing Workshop: From Risk to Resilience-Accelerating the Adaptation Action at the Local Level   Thursday, 8th December 2022 / 09.00 - 12.00 Bali Time (GMT+8)   Registration: https://events.kemlu.go.id/registration/workshop  the zoom details will be sent two (2) or three (3) days before the event by Indonesia MoFA   Please kindly confirm and register your participation at the said workshop through the link or send email confirmation to: helmi.abidin@uclg-aspac.org or rendy.primrizqi@uclg-aspac.org by 5 December 2022

UWI, CARICOM: Fifty Years of Cooperation, CUBA - CARICOM RELATIONS. December 1, 2022

CARICOM: Caribbean Community

Join us on Thursday 1st Dec 2022 from 5:00pm - 7:30pm as we host a panel discussion entitled: "Fifty years of Cooperation: CUBA-CARICOM Relations" in collaboration with the #UWI Institute of International Relations (IIR).

Register NOW at: http://bit.ly/3gHsQqv

Are You Volunteering on Martin Luther King Jr Day in 2023? National Coalition for the Homeless

NCH Brief Updates Good Afternoon Everyone, Please see the following updates: SPACE Martin Luther King Day Collaborative Volunteer Events Please circulate this to your networks! As you may know, Progressive Insurance is one of our largest funders & their employees would like to volunteer on the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday in January 2023.  We want to give them a geographically diverse list of possible volunteer projects.  If you have a project scheduled, or if one of your partner groups has a possible project please contact Brian. Thank you so much for your help!

DHS Issues National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin November 30, 2022

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of Public Affairs

DHS Issues National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin

WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas issued a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin regarding the continued heightened threat environment across the United States. This is the seventh NTAS Bulletin issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) since January 2021 and it replaces the current Bulletin that was set to expire at 2:00 PM ET today. “Our homeland continues to face a heightened threat environment —as we have seen, tragically, in recent acts of targeted violence— and is driven by violent extremists seeking to further a political or social goal or act on a grievance,” said Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas. “To keep Americans safe, DHS is committed to working with partners across every level of government, in the private sector, and in local communities by sharing information, equipping communities with training and resources, and providing millions of dollars in grant funding for security enhancement and prevention.” Lone offenders and small groups motivated by a range of ideological beliefs and/or personal grievances continue to pose a persistent and lethal threat to the homeland. In the coming months, DHS expects the threat environment to remain heightened and threat actors could exploit several upcoming events to justify or commit acts of violence. These targets could include public gatherings, faith-based institutions, the LGBTQI+ community, schools, racial and religious minorities, government facilities and personnel, U.S. critical infrastructure, the media, and perceived ideological opponents. Several recent attacks, plots, and threats of violence demonstrate the continued dynamic and complex nature of the threat environment in the United States. Domestic actors and foreign terrorist organizations —who remain intent on attacking America— continue to maintain a visible presence online in attempts to motivate supporters to conduct attacks in the homeland. Threat actors have recently mobilized to violence, citing factors such as reactions to current events and adherence to violent extremist ideologies, and some domestic violent extremists who have conducted attacks have cited previous attacks and attackers as inspiration. While violence surrounding the November midterm elections was isolated, we remain vigilant that heightened political tensions in the country could contribute to individuals mobilizing to violence based on personalized grievances. Perceptions of government overreach continue to drive individuals to attempt to commit violence targeting government officials and law enforcement officers. Some domestic violent extremists have expressed grievances based on perceptions that the government is overstepping its Constitutional authorities or failing to perform its duties. DHS works with partners across every level of government, in the private sector, and in local communities to keep Americans safe, providing resources and support, including the following: DHS and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) continue to share timely and actionable information and intelligence with the broadest audience possible. This includes sharing information and intelligence with partners across every level of government and in the private sector. DHS conducts recurring threat briefings with private sector and state, local, tribal, territorial, and campus partners, including to inform security planning efforts. DHS remains committed to working with partners to identify and prevent all forms of terrorism and targeted violence, and to support law enforcement efforts to keep communities safe. In July 2022, DHS reconstituted the Faith-based Security Advisory Council (FBSAC). The FBSAC serves as an advisory body with the purpose of providing guidance and recommendations to the Secretary on the development and implementation of strategies, policies, programs, and information sharing practices that will further the Department’s ability to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of targeted violence or terrorism, major disasters, cyberattacks, or other threats or emergencies against places of worship, faith communities, and faith-based organizations. DHS’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A), the FBI, and the National Counterterrorism Center released updated behavioral indicators of U.S. extremist mobilization to violence. Further, I&A’s National Threat Evaluation and Reporting Program continues to provide tools and resources for federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial partners on preventing terrorism and targeted violence, including online suspicious activity reporting training. DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) works with government and private sector partners – including owners and operators of critical infrastructure, soft target facilities, and public gathering places – to enhance security and mitigate risks posed by acts of terrorism and targeted violence through its network of Protective Security Advisors and resources addressing Active Shooters, School Safety, Bombing Prevention, and Soft Targets-Crowded Places. DHS’s Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) educates and trains stakeholders on how to identify indicators of radicalization to violence, where to seek help, and the resources that are available to prevent targeted violence and terrorism. In 2021, CP3 awarded about $20 million in grants through its Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program. In 2021 and 2022, DHS designated for the first time domestic violent extremism as a “National Priority Area” within its Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP), enabling our partners to access critical funds that help prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to related threats. In 2022, DHS’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) provided over $250 million in funding to support target hardening and other physical security enhancements to non-profit organizations at high risk of terrorist attack. DHS remains focused on recognizing disinformation that threatens the security of the American people, including disinformation by foreign states such as Russia, China, and Iran, or other adversaries, including as transnational criminal organizations and human smuggling organizations. SchoolSafety.gov consolidates school safety-related resources from across the government. Through this website, the K-12 academic community can also connect with school safety officials and develop school safety plans. The DHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships continues to engage a coalition of faith-based and community organizations, including members of the Faith-based Security Advisory Council, to help build the capacity of faith-based and community organizations seeking to protect their places of worship and community spaces. This NTAS Bulletin will expire on May 24, 2023. This NTAS Bulletin provides the public with information about the threat landscape facing the United States, how to stay safe, and resources and tools to help prevent an individual’s radicalization to violence. The public should report any suspicious activity or threats of violence to local law enforcement, FBI Field Offices, or a local Fusion Center. Read the NTAS Bulletin HERE.