The Washington State Department of Commerce announced last week it is making $5 million available to the 29 federally recognized Native American Tribes in the state for emergency response funding …
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The Washington State Department of Commerce announced last week it is making $5 million available to the 29 federally recognized Native American Tribes in the state for emergency response funding during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
The funds can be used for a wide range of things related to alleviating the effect of the health crisis, including testing or other medical equipment. Each tribe will immediately receive at a minimum $100,000, and the remaining $2.1 million will be allocated based on need and a distribution formula, which is still under development.
“The COVID-19 crisis is having disastrous impacts on tribes throughout the state,” said Ron Allen, Jamestown S’Klallam tribal chair and CEO. “While other states are leaving tribes to fend for themselves, Washington is partnering to distribute state coronavirus relief funds to help mitigate the pandemic’s impact to our tribal governments and communities. We are deeply appreciative of this assistance.”
