The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation asked a D.C. federal judge on Tuesday to increase COVID-19 relief funds set aside for the tribe by roughly $4 million, arguing that the government didn't rely on accurate population data when determining the payment allocations.
South Florida s Miccosukee Tribe among Native Americans likely to get more CARES Act money Bianca Padró Ocasio, The Miami Herald
May 13 The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida could receive more relief funds from the federal government amid ongoing litigation after the U.S. Treasury Department initially excluded the South Florida tribe from the coronavirus aid package passed last year at the beginning of the pandemic.
The Treasury Department announced last week it was revising its initial formula to determine how much money to allocate for each Native American tribe through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act of 2020, which set aside a total $8 billion for Tribal governments for expenses related to the pandemic. Three Native American tribes including the Shawnee Tribe in Oklahoma, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in Kansas, and the Miccosukee Tribe in South Florida sued the federal government last year over what they dubbed as a flawe
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Birmingham: The city on Tuesday extended a mandate requiring face masks in public to slow the spread of COVID-19, even as the statewide mandate expires. The City Council voted to extend the mask requirement through May 24. The decision came the same day the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Alabama will receive $44 million to expand vaccination efforts. Alabama ranks last in the country for the percentage of people who have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to CDC data. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said the mask ordinance is needed because COVID-19 continues to be a health threat, and most people in the city and the state have not been fully vaccinated. Woodfin said many local businesses also urged the city to keep the mask ordinance in place. “We will continue to make decisions that we be
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Lynchburg, Monacans get housing grant funds
Lynchburg is receiving more than $1.1 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for affordable housing.
The city will receive $718,593 through the departmentâs Community Development Block Grants program and $413,856 through the departmentâs HOME Investment Partnerships program.
The CDBG program âprovides annual grants on a formula basis to states, cities, and counties to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities,â according to a news release from U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, announcing the round of more than $95.5 million total in HUD grants across Virginia.