Biden Signs Order to Ease Flow of Funds for Native Tribes
- President joins summit to address issues facing tribal nations
- White House says order will help tribes cut through red tape
President Joe Biden
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President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed at making it easier for indigenous communities across the US to secure federal funding — a move he said would help bolster Native-owned businesses and the economies of tribal nations.
“We know that federal dollars are vital for your communities to be able to thrive,” Biden said Wednesday at the Tribal Nations Summit in Washington. “But today, there’s too many hoops to jump through, too many strings attached, and too many inefficiencies in the process.”