Truth in Testimony Disclosure Form — Kirk Francis, Legislative Hearing on H.R.5549 (07/28/2022)

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A Truth in Testimony Disclosure Form for witness Kirk Francis, President, USET Sovereignty Protection Fund, for the Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States, Legislative Hearing on H.R.5549, hearing date 07/28/2022. The form lists the represented entity as United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund and answers N/A to the question on contracts, grants or payments originating with a foreign government. For federal grants and contracts it says See attachment, and the attached Summary of Current Grants and Contracts of United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. lists funders and amounts, including $5,070,630 for the Special Diabetes Program for Indians.

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                            Truth in Testimony Disclosure Form
In accordance with Rule XI, clause 2(g)(5)* of the Rules of the House of Representatives, witnesses are asked
to disclose the following information. Please complete this form electronically by filling in the provided blanks.


Committee: Natural Resources

Subcommittee: Indigenous Peoples of the United States

Hearing Date: 07/28/2022

Hearing Title        :

Legislative Hearing on H.R.5549




Witness Name: Kirk Francis

Position/Title: President, USET Sovereignty Protection Fund

Witness Type:       Governmental         Non-governmental

Are you representing yourself or an organization?            Self		           Organization

If you are representing an organization, please list what entity or entities you are representing:

United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund




FOR WITNESSES APPEARING IN A NON-GOVERNMENTAL CAPACITY
Please complete the following fields. If necessary, attach additional sheet(s) to provide more information.

Are you a fiduciary—including, but not limited to, a director, officer, advisor, or resident agent—of any
organization or entity that has an interest in the subject matter of the hearing? If so, please list the name of
the organization(s) or entities.

United South and Eastern Tribes
United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund
        Please list any federal grants or contracts (including subgrants or subcontracts) related to the hearing’s
        subject matter that you, the organization(s) you represent, or entities for which you serve as a fiduciary have
        received in the past thirty-six months from the date of the hearing. Include the source and amount of each
        grant or contract.

         See attachment.




        Please list any contracts, grants, or payments originating with a foreign government and related to the
        hearing’s subject that you, the organization(s) you represent, or entities for which you serve as a fiduciary
        have received in the past thirty-six months from the date of the hearing. Include the amount and country
        of origin of each contract or payment.

         N/A




        Please complete the following fields. If necessary, attach additional sheet(s) to provide more information.
         ✔
             I have attached a written statement of proposed testimony.
         ✔   I have attached my curriculum vitae or biography.




        * Rule XI, clause 2(g)(5), of the U.S. House of Representatives provides:
                    (5)(A) Each committee shall, to the greatest extent practicable, require witnesses who appear before it to submit in advance
        written statements of proposed testimony and to limit their initial presentations to the committee to brief summaries thereof.
                    (B) In the case of a witness appearing in a non-governmental capacity, a written statement of proposed testimony shall include—
        (i) a curriculum vitae; (ii) a disclosure of any Federal grants or contracts, or contracts, grants, or payments originating with a foreign
        government, received during the past 36 months by the witness or by an entity represented by the witness and related to the subject matter
        of the hearing; and (iii) a disclosure of whether the witness is a fiduciary (including, but not limited to, a director, officer, advisor, or
        resident agent) of any organization or entity that has an interest in the subject matter of the hearing.
                    (C) The disclosure referred to in subdivision (B)(iii) shall include— (i) the amount and source of each Federal grant (or subgrant
        thereof) or contract (or subcontract thereof) related to the subject matter of the hearing; and (ii) the amount and country of origin of any
        payment or contract related to the subject matter of the hearing originating with a foreign government.
                    (D) Such statements, with appropriate redactions to protect the privacy or security of the witness, shall be made publicly available
        in electronic form 24 hours before the witness appears to the extent practicable, but not later than one day after the witness appears.



Natural Resources

07/28/2022   — Legislative Hearing on H.R.5549
                                      United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc.
                                   Summary of Current Grants and Contracts
                 Prepared for House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Agencies


NRCSM Natural Resources Conservation Service (53-NRCSM)
Funder: USDA- United States Department of Agriculture
Amount: $800,000

Performance Partnership Grant (14-PPG 17)
Funder: EPA- Environmental Protection Agency
Amount: $255,000 (TOTAL)

EPA Wetlands Tribal Wetland Program Development (28-EPA Wetlands)
Funder: EPA -Environmental Protection Agency
Amount: $114,225

EPA Small and Disadvantaged Communities Tribal Drinking Water (SDC-TDW)
Funder: EPA – Environmental Protection Agency
Amount: $39,000 (Region 2), $24,000 (Region 4)

EPA Public Water System Supervision (PWSS)
Funder: EPA – Environmental Protection Agency
Amount: $159,000 (Year 1- $87,000, Year 2- $72,000)

USDA TAT 2020 (69-USDA TAT)
Funder: USDA-RUS -United States Department of Agriculture- Rural Utilities Service
Amount: $2,817,000

HHS Wastewater Training and Technical Support (HHS-2020-ACF-OCS-EF-1831)
Funder: Department of Health and Human Service/Administration for Children and Families Block Grant
(CSBG)/Rural Community Development Program (RCD) Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems Training and
Technical Assistance Project
Amount: $1,181,975

BIA CSL TL Tribal Climate Science Center Tribal Liaison and Assistant Liaison (72-BIA CSC TL)
Funder: BIA- Bureau of Indian Affairs
Amount: $399,028

Tribal Climate Resilience- Forest and Wetlands—Category 1
(Additional Forest/Wetlands)
Funder: BIA- Bureau of Indian Affairs
Amount: $136,094

Tribal Resilience and Ocean and Coastal Management and Planning—Category 2
(78-BIA Cat 2 (writing)
Funder: BIA- Bureau of Indian Affairs
Amount: $79,349
Tribal Climate Resilience- Forest and Wetlands
(BIA- Category 8-Tribal Climate Interns)
Funder: BIA- Bureau of Indian Affairs
Amount: $46,280

Tribal Resilience and Ocean and Coastal Management and Planning—Category 1 and Category 3 (Multi Cat 1 and
3)
Funder: BIA- Bureau of Indian Affairs
Amount: $155,446

Trainings and Workshops—Design and Hosting of Tribal Trainings and Workshops
Funder: BIA- Bureau of Indian Affairs
Amount: $148,000

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection (APHIS APP- 15291)
Funder: USDA United States Department of Agriculture
Amount: $75,000

Northeast SARE 2021 Professional Development Grant
Funder: Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
Amount: $142,085

EPA-WINN- Lead Testing (Regions 1,2,6)
Funder: EPA- Environmental Protection Agency
Amount: $629,000

THPS P.L. 93-638 Contract with Indian Health Service (13-THPS)
Funder: USET member Tribal Nations; Tribal Shares
Amount: $599,954

Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) (22,23 Diabetes)
Funder: HHS-HIS-U.S. Department of Health and Human Service
Amount: $5,070,630 ($4,820,630 award, $250,000 supplement)

IHS EPI Tribal Epidemiological Center (25-HIS EPI)
Funder: HHS-HIS, NPAIHB, CSTE—U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service,
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists
This has three components: EPI ($509,895), HIV ($265,357), plus COVID-19 CARES Act Funding ($1,000,000)
Amount: $2,678,757

GPRA—Tribal Data Quality Improvement & Government Performance and Results Act Pilot Program
Funder: HHS-HIS—U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service
Amount: $250,000

Dental Support Center (DSC) (05-Dental Center)
Funder: HHS-HIS—U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service
Amount: $200,000

CDC GHWIC—Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country (55-CDC GHWIC 1903)
Funder: HHS-CDC—U.S. Department of Health and Human Services- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Amount: $1,240,625
CDC Infrastructure Building Public Health Infrastructure (Community Health Infrastructure Program, CHIP)
(73-TECPHI)
Funder: CDC-NCCDPHP—Centers for Disease Control- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion
Amount: $852,802

Tribal Public Health Capacity Building Umbrella and Quality Improvement Cooperative Agreement (Expanding Social
Determinants of Public Health)—Strategy 1 (54-CDC-Umbrella)
Funder: HHS-CDC- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—Center for Disease Control
Amount: $22,000

Tribal Public Health Capacity Building Umbrella and Quality Improvement Cooperative Agreement (Expanding Social
Determinants of Public Health)—Strategy 2 (54 CDC-Umbrella)
Funder: HHS-CDC- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—Center for Disease Control
Amount: $1 million

Tribal Public Health Capacity Building Umbrella and Quality Improvement Cooperative Agreement (Expanding Social
Determinants of Public Health)—Strategy 2 (54-CDC Umbrella)
Funder: HHS-CDC- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—Centers for Disease Control
Amount: $4,000,000
COVID-19 funding subawards of 4/6/2020- $3,005,628
CDC-RFA-OT18-18030204SUPP20: COVID-19: Prevention of Suicide, Intimate Partner Violence and Adverse
Childhood Events (ACES) in Indian Country- $876,000

Strategic Prevention Framework- Partnerships for Success (87-SAMHSA)
Funder: HHS-SAMHSA- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
Amount: $500,000

Agricultural Training and Technical Assistance
Funder: Native American Agriculture Fund
Amount: $75,000

COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund
Funder: Native American Agriculture Fund
Amount: $25,000

USDA-RBDG
Feasibility Study-Native-to-Native Business
Amount: $93,000

CDC-COVID 19-Supplemental Special COVID Economic Activities
Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Amount: $119,293

EDA-Atlanta Region-Updating CEDS plan
Funder: EDA-Economic Development Administration
Amount: $253,600


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