We are hearing reports that the federal funding freeze is impacting access to portals and services in Native communities. The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is committed to tracking how any pause on federal funding is impacting Native communities.
If your community is affected, please share your experiences and concerns by contacting us at oversight@indian.senate.gov.
Below are some bullet points that may help guide your response.
- Name of Tribal Nation/Tribal program
- What grant(s)/loan(s)/funding Tribal Nation/program has and tried to access?
- How much funding was sought to draw down since 1/24/25?
- What was the issue experienced? Is the issue ongoing currently?
- What is the date of the Tribal Nation’s/program’s last successful funds drawdown?
- What were the impacts? Were services stopped, was staff sent home, etc.?