March 17, 2021
American Rescue Plan gives critical support for Indian Affairs programs
Author: STAFF REPORTS
WASHINGTON – The American Rescue Plan signed by President Biden on March 12 invests $1.75 billion in American Indian and Alaska Native government programs administered under the oversight of the Department of the Interior’s Assistant Secretary–Indian Affairs.
The ARP makes emergency supplemental appropriations and other changes to law to respond to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The ARP authorizes $900 million for the Office of the Assistant Secretary–Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian A