Built to Thrive: Grants Management Strategy for Tribal Leadership

Federal grant funding is the backbone of many Tribal Nations’ programs, from housing and health to staffing and self-determination. But the landscape has changed significantly since 2025, and it isn’t done changing yet.

We’ll cover what’s already in effect from the Uniform Guidance updates, what’s still in play in the proposed 2026 rewrite, and how Tribal Nations can build grants management infrastructure that holds up regardless of how the final rule lands.

You’ll leave with a clear picture of why Tribal Nations occupy a distinct legal position in the federal grants ecosystem, what changes deserve your attention right now, and practical next steps you can take this week, whether you manage 10 grants or 100.

You’ll learn:
• Strategies to stay audit ready and compliant at all times
• How trust responsibility, treaty obligations, and sovereignty shape the way Tribal Nations should read and respond to new federal rules
• What’s already changed with Uniform Guidance (and what’s still being decided)
• Where to start if your grants management infrastructure needs work
• How to build processes that survive leadership and staffing transitions
• What to watch between now and the expected October 2026 final rule

Register: tinyurl.com/49RCNWV8