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DESCRIPTION:<p><b>15<sup>th</sup> U.S. Department of Health and Human Servi
 ces Annual Tribal Budget Consultation | Washington\, D.C.</b></p>\n<div><b>
 &nbsp\;</b><span>The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has
  announced the dates for the <b><u>15<sup>th</sup> Annual Tribal Budget Con
 sultation (ATBC)</u></b>.&nbsp\;The consultation is scheduled to run from M
 arch 6 &ndash\; March 8\, 2013\, in the Great Hall of the Hubert H. Humphre
 y Building at 200 Independence Avenue\, SW\, Washington\, DC.</span></div>\
 n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div><span>The consultation will allow tribal leaders 
 to voice their views and priorities with HHS officials on funding prioritie
 s and recommendations for the department&rsquo\;s FY 2015 budget request. <
 /span></div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div><span>Schedule for this year&rsquo\;
 s consultation is as follows:</span></div>\n<div><span><span>&middot\;<span
 >&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span>Wednesday\
 , March 6\, 2013 &ndash\; Tribal Resource Day:<span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span><
 /span><span>The session is designed to give an overview of the programs\, g
 rants\, and services that the Department provides to tribes.&nbsp\; This se
 ssion is particularly helpful for newly-elected tribal leaders or others wh
 o want a comprehensive introduction to HHS.&nbsp\; We will also include an 
 overview and training focused specifically on how the Affordable Care Act a
 ffects tribes. </span></div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div><span><span>&middot\
 ;<span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span>Thur
 sday\, March 7\, 2013 &ndash\; One-on-One Meetings with HHS Divisions: One-
 on-one meetings with HHS officials for tribes to share their specific healt
 h and human service issues. This session will occur from 8:00 a.m. to noon.
  You <b><u>MUST</u></b> pre-register for this event (the amount of time tri
 bes are allotted with HHS officials will be determined by the volume of req
 uests). You may pre-register\, and send your request that includes the agen
 cy/agencies you would like to meet with to </span><a href="mailto:consultat
 ion@hhs.gov"><b><u><span>consultation@hhs.gov</span></u></b></a><span>. </s
 pan></div>\n<div><span>*<b><u>Deadline to register has been extended to Thu
 rsday\, February 28\, 2013</u></b></span></div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div><
 span><span>&middot\;<span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
  </span></span>Thursday March 7 &amp\; Friday\, March 8\, 2013 &ndash\; Ann
 ual Budget Consultation: </span><span>At 1:30 p.m. on Thursday\, March 7\, 
 2012\, we will begin the consultation session.&nbsp\; HHS will identify spe
 cific issues on which we would like to consult with tribes and will send th
 em to you in the next few weeks so that you can prepare your thoughts\, ide
 as\, and recommendations. </span></div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div><span>The
  deadline to submit testimony for the Annual Budget Consultation has been e
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 v><span>Please direct your questions via email to Fiona Teller at </span><a
  href="mailto:Fiona.Teller@hhs.gov"><u><span>Fiona.Teller@hhs.gov</span></u
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