On March 15, 2023, ITEP’s Tribal Clean Transportation Program hosted a national webinar for the White House Council on Native American Affairs on their Program the National Electric Vehicle Initiative for Tribal Nations. This meeting provided an overview of this new initiative to ensure that Tribal Nations are part of the EV future of the country. The meeting included an overview of the federal resources for EV development to be equitably shared and supportive of Tribal economies towards the physical buildout of a national EV network that includes Tribal lands and Native communities.

• House Council on Native American Affairs’ March 15, 2023 webinar on the National Electric Vehicle Initiative for Tribal Nations:PDF slide deck

• White House Council on Native American Affairs’ March 15, 2023 webinar on the National Electric Vehicle Initiative for Tribal Nations: Recording of the 1.5 hour-long webinar. Recording of the 1.5 hour-long webinar.

• ITEP’s Tribal Listening Session #1

• ITEP’s Tribal Listening Session #2

• ITEP’s Tribal Listening Session #3

• ITEP’s Tribal Listening Session #4

• USDA Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program: PDF Slides
  • https://www.rd.usda.gov/hbiip
  • Jeff Carpenter, Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) Manager, Rural Development, United States Department of Agriculture (jeff.carpenter@usda.gov)
• USEPA Diesel Emission Reduction Act: PDF Slides
  • https://www.epa.gov/dera
  • Lucita Valiere, DERA Tribal Lead, U.S. EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality (Valiere.lucita@epa.gov)
• USEPA Clean School Bus Rebates Program: PDF Slides
  • https://www.epa.gov/cleanschoolbus/clean-school-bus-program-rebates
  • Clean School Bus Team (cleanschoolbus@epa.gov)