Upcoming & Past Consultations

Upcoming Consultations

None. 

Past Consultations

October-November 2023

Co-stewardship Consultations and Engagement on Joint Secretarial Order 3403

In January 2025, NOAA  released the “NOAA Executive Summary and Response: Tribal and Native Hawaiian Input on Implementing Joint Secretarial Order 3403 on Fulfilling the Trust Responsibility to Indian Tribes in the Stewardship of Federal Lands and Waters” document which summarize the input we received from the NOAA-hosted Tribal consultations and Native Hawaiian engagement.

  • NOAA Executive Summary and Response: Tribal and Native Hawaiian Input on Implementing Joint Secretarial Order 3403 on Fulfilling the Trust Responsibility to Indian Tribes in the Stewardship of Federal Lands and Waters (inclusive of the Legal Review Report)

     

  • 2023-2024 Annual Reports on Tribal and Native Hawaiian Community Co-stewardship 

Between October and November 2023, NOAA hosted multiple Tribal consultations and Native Hawaiian Community engagement and provided a 30-day written comment period. 

Background: On November 21, 2022, in coordination with the Department of Interior and the Department of Agriculture, JSO 3403 was amended to include the Department of Commerce. The purpose of JSO 3403 is to ensure Federal lands and waters are managed in a manner that protects the treaty, religious, subsistence, and cultural interests of federally recognized Indian Tribes, including the Native Hawaiian Community, with an emphasis on co-stewardship. NOAA is implementing the directives of JSO 3403 and developing co-stewardship opportunities with federally recognized Indian Tribes and the Native Hawaiian Community. NOAA is interested in working with Tribal members and Native Hawaiians to build our collective understanding of stewardship and co-stewardship and identify ways to advance the goals of JSO 3403 at NOAA and within the Department of Commerce. As part of this process, NOAA would benefit from consultations and engagement on a number of issues related to JSO 3403. See the Dear Tribal Leader Letter, Dear Native Hawaiian Community Leader Letter, Attachment 1, and Attachment 2.

August 2024

Tribal Input on Round 3 of Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants and the potential to set aside: NOAA Executive Summary and Response

NOAA has released the "NOAA Response: Tribal Consultation on a Set Aside within the Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Competitive Funding Opportunity" document which summarize the input we received from the NOAA-hosted tribal consultation on August 29, 2024 and 30 day written comment period, including NOAA's response.  

 

Background: NOAA’s Office of Habitat Conservation, under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), is providing technical assistance and funding for four different funding competitions, including Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants. Combined, these competitions support a broad range of habitat restoration work. We value the input we have received to date from tribes regarding our BIL and IRA work. While tribes have competed very successfully in open competitions so far, NOAA would like to explore the benefits of creating a specific set aside in the Transformational Habitat grant program. We now request a consultation on a tribal set aside of up to 15% of the $100 million remaining in the Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants. This would be for direct awards or subawards to U.S. federally recognized tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and organizations representing tribes through formal legal agreements.

October-November 2023

Co-stewardship Consultations and Engagement on Joint Secretarial Order 3403

On November 21, 2022, in coordination with the Department of Interior and the Department of Agriculture, JSO 3403 was amended to include the Department of Commerce. The purpose of JSO 3403 is to ensure Federal lands and waters are managed in a manner that protects the treaty, religious, subsistence, and cultural interests of federally recognized Indian tribes, including the Native Hawaiian Community, with an emphasis on co-stewardship. NOAA is implementing the directives of JSO 3403 and developing co-stewardship opportunities with federally recognized Indian tribes and the Native Hawaiian Community. NOAA is interested in working with tribal members and Native Hawaiians to build our collective understanding of stewardship and co-stewardship and identify ways to advance the goals of JSO 3403 at NOAA and within the Department of Commerce. As part of this process, NOAA would benefit from consultations and engagement on a number of issues related to JSO 3403. See the Dear Tribal Leader Letter, Dear Native Hawaiian Community Leader Letter, Attachment 1, and Attachment 2.
 

We will hold three formal consultations for tribal representatives on the following dates/times. 

We will hold an engagement for Native Hawaiian representatives on the following dates/times. 

March 2023

Tribal Input on Inflation Reduction Act: NOAA Executive Summary and Response

NOAA has released the "Tribal Input on Inflation Reduction Act: Executive Summary and Response" document which summarize the input we received from two NOAA-hosted tribal consultations on March 8 and 9, 2023 and 30 day written comment period, including NOAA's response. Learn more about NOAA's priorities under the Inflation Reduction Act. 

February 2022

Tribal Input on BIL/IIJA Tribal Provisions: NOAA Executive Summary and Response

NOAA has released the "Tribal Input on Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Tribal Provisions: Executive Summary and Response" document which summarizes the input we received from two NOAA-hosted tribal listening sessions and 60 day written comment period, including NOAA's response. The comments will help inform how NOAA executes these provisions with tribal nations over the next five years.