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Nez signs $14M for Hardship Assistance for Elders; Council approves $14M for Hardship Assistance for Elders & $557M for Hardship Assistance for Adults & Minors, 12.30.21

Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans,On Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, Navajo Nation President Nez signed the Council’s resolution that approved the use of $14 Million in Unspent CARES funds of the $2.1 Billion in Navajo Nation ARPA funds for Hardship Assistance for elders. The Council approved $14M for Hardship Assistance for elders and $557 Million for Hardship Assistance for […]

$16M for Navajo Hardship Assistance for Elders on Navajo Council agenda, 10 am, 12.29.21

It is now 10:47 am, 12.29.21, and Navajo Council Delegate Nathaniel Brown said he met and visited with nurses from the Indian Health Services Kayenta Hospital at a COVID-19 vaccination & booster shot event. Brown said a nurse told him that she was Mentally, physically, spiritually drained. She was also very sad to see Navajo […]

Navajo Hardship Program Reopens for Two Groups of Applicants Only, Two Deadlines 7.31.21 & 9.30.21

PRESS RELEASE, NAVAJO NATION OFFICE OF PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT – (July 11, 2021) Job fairs scheduled to hire temporary workers and summer students to assist with the second phase of the CARES Act Hardship Program WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation Office of the Controller will host three job fairs this week to […]

Funding 2nd Round of Hardship Assistance on Naabik’iyati agenda, 10 am, 6.24.21

Greetings, Relatives/Frens/Humans,The Naabik’iyati added Legislation 0094-21, which seeks Council approval of the enactment of the Navajo Nation CARES Fund Phase II Hardship Assistance Expenditure Plan, and Allocating Navajo Nation Cares Fund Investment Earnings.SPONSOR: Honorable Eugene TsoCO-SPONSOR: Honorable Kee Allen Begay, Jr.CO-SPONSOR: Honorable Eugenia Charles-NewtonCO-SPONSOR: Honorable Mark A. FreelandCO-SPONSOR: Honorable Pernell HalonaCO-SPONSOR: Honorable Carl R. Slate […]

93,226 more Navajos; total enrolled Navajos about 400,000, 4.21.21

PRESS RELEASE – Navajo Nation enrolled population increases to 399,494 thanks to Navajo CARES Act Hardship Assistance Program WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation Office of the Controller reports the Navajo CARES Act Hardship Assistance Program has drastically helped to increase the total enrolled population of the Navajo Nation from 306,268 to 399,494 Navajo […]

Navajo Hardship Assistance Application APPROVED, 10.15.20

Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans! The Navajo Council Budget & Finance Committee unanimously approved the eligibility criteria, application and approval process for Hardship Assistance today, Oct. 15. The B&F Committee made three minor changes to Legislation 0251-20, which sought final approval from the Budget and Finance Committee of the Hardship assistance eligibility criteria, application, and approval process, before […]