From joanna at oweesta.org Thu Jun 11 12:27:41 2009 From: joanna at oweesta.org (Joanna Donohoe) Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:27:41 -0600 Subject: [NFEC Update] Make up 2010 VITA Grant Presentation for Potential Applicants-June 18, 2009 Message-ID: <82182B01DBD600448F4C7D2631BA1BFE7AE5A7@SERVER1.fnoc.internal> The 2010 application open season launched on Monday, June 1, 2009 and will close on July 17, 2009. On June 18, 2009, the IRS Grant Program Office (GPO) will host a make up conference call for those interested who were unable to join either of the calls held on June 2, 2009. We will discuss the 2009 VITA Grant Program results, changes for 2010 and address your questions/concerns. Listed below are the participant call-in time, conference call number and participant code. If you called into the previous presentation on June 2, 2009, please do not call in for this session. This is a make up session for those who were not able to join due to conflicting schedules, or due to the large number of participants and limited number of lines available. Time of Call: 1:00 p.m. EST Date of Call: June 18, 2009 Call-in Number: 888-830-6260 Participant Code: 404219 Each organization/partner is encouraged to share a connection. The power point presentation is posted on IRS.gov at www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=184243,00.html . Please access this presentation and follow along during the discussion. Publication 4671, VITA Grant Program Overview and Application Package has been revised based on both internal and external feedback. This publication provides a comprehensive overview of the VITA program, as well as details about the VITA Grant application process. Please take time prior to the call to review the revised Publication 4671 and other VITA Grant Program information that is available on IRS.gov. As a courtesy, Publication 4671 has been mailed to all 2009 VITA Grant applicant organizations that applied to the program last year. Others may secure a copy via Grants.gov (keyword search - VITA) and at the web address listed above. If you have questions, feel free to contact the GPO at (404) 338-7894 or by e-mail at grant.program.office at irs.gov . Remember, the grant application period will end on July 17, 2009. We're asking that you make this conference call a priority on June 18, so we can discuss the changes to the application process. Thank you and I hope you will join us for the presentation next week. IRS Grant Program Office Phone: 404-338-7894 Email: Grant.Program.Office at irs.gov Check out the new VITA Grant Program page on irs.gov at: www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=184243,00.html The information contained in this electronic message, including any attachments, from Grant Program Office, may be confidential and/or privileged. 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URL: /pipermail/nfec_lists.nfec.info/attachments/20090611/339b339e/attachment.html From joanna at oweesta.org Fri Jun 19 08:05:43 2009 From: joanna at oweesta.org (Joanna Donohoe) Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:05:43 -0600 Subject: [NFEC Update] New Report Documents Successful Native Asset-Building Strategies and Offers Tribal Asset-Building Model Message-ID: <82182B01DBD600448F4C7D2631BA1BFE7AEC36@SERVER1.fnoc.internal> First Nations Development Institute PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Jerilyn DeCoteau, Director of Policy, First Nations Development Institute Phone: 303-447-7836 e-mail: jdecoteau at firstnations.org New Report Documents Successful Native Asset-Building Strategies and Offers Tribal Asset-Building Model June 18, 2009 Longmont Colorado - First Nations Development Institute's report, Native American Asset Watch: Rethinking Asset-Building in Indian Country explores current mainstream asset-building strategies and why they have not worked well in Indian Country. The report frames the historical legal and political contexts of Native American asset loss and outlines the legal and political barriers to current Native American asset control. Using case studies to inform the analysis, the report proposes a different model that recognizes that tribal asset-building is just as necessary as individual asset-building. The report proposes a way for tribes to do asset-building under their own theories and strategies. The proposed model provides a broad definition of assets that includes tribal culture and traditions and recognizes tribal sovereignty as the overarching asset. It takes into account the range of problems created by nearly two and half centuries of oppression by addressing the need for tribes to create strong government and economic infrastructure. Asset-building theories and models that address building only individual assets fail to take these foundational assets and critical needs into account. The model includes tribal peer learning institutes and one-on-one mentoring among tribes as essential elements. Those tribes who have successfully rebuilt their governments, regained control of their assets and created new assets have much to offer tribes who are just starting or struggling. The report, funded by a generous grant from the Kendeda Sustainability Fund of the Tides Foundation, concludes with key recommendations for asset-building in Indian Country, including: * Tribes must take active control of their assets. * Tribal institutional restructuring and capacity building may be needed. * Tribes must encourage and support civic and political engagement. * Peer learning institutes and mentoring should be established on a broad scale. * Philanthropy should play a larger role in tribal asset-building. * Tribes' success stories should be shared broadly. * Federal law and policy must be changed to support tribal asset-building and give full meaning to tribal self-determination. First Nations hopes its report will broaden and deepen the dialogue concerning how tribes can regain control of their assets, become effective managers and finally receive the benefits from their assets, instead of seeing the benefits flow away from tribal communities, as so often happens. Tribes must be able to use their assets to create the economic security that will strengthen tribal sovereignty and allow all the aspects of tribal societies to flourish. To insure that happens, more research is needed and more of the tribes' successes need to be shared with other tribes. This report provides some of that research and shares some of the stories and in doing so identifies a new model of tribal asset-building, thus laying a better path to more effective asset-building in Indian Country. The report can be found at www.firstnations.org . Main Office: 703 Third Avenue, Suite B * Longmont, Colorado 80501 Tel 303.774.7836 * Fax 303.774.7841. First Nations Development Institute For more than 28 years, using a three-pronged strategy of Educating Grassroots Practitioners, Advocating for Systemic Change, Capitalizing Indian Communities, First Nations has been working to restore Native American control and culturally-compatible stewardship of the assets they own - be they land, human potential, cultural heritage, or natural resources - and to establish new assets for ensuring the long-term vitality of Native communities. First Nations serves rural- and reservation-based Native American communities throughout the United States. ### First Nations Development Institute | 703 3rd Avenue | Suite B | Longmont | CO | 80501 Unsubscribe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/nfec_lists.nfec.info/attachments/20090619/072d1835/attachment-0001.html From edgpj at aol.com Wed Jun 24 15:52:09 2009 From: edgpj at aol.com (Patsy) Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:52:09 -0400 Subject: [NFEC Update] Fwd: FHA releases more details on the first-time home buyer tax credit: First-time homebuyers may use bridge loans to access the $8, 000 federal tax credit In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8CBC31C64CC01B0-258-CE7@WEBMAIL-DC02.sysops.aol.com> See information from CFED below. Our thanks to Brian Gillen with HUD ONAP for sharing this information. Patsy Schramm Native EITC Network Facilitator ? From: CFED Federal Policy Team [mailto:idaadvocacy at cfed.org] Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 12:42 PM To: Gillen, Brian Subject: FHA releases more details on the first-time home buyer tax credit: First-time homebuyers may use bridge loans to access the $8,000 federal tax credit ? FHA update: First-time homebuyers may use bridge loans to access $8,000 federal tax credit More?Info ? On May 29, the Federal Housing?Administration (FHA) released?guidance?for using?the first-time homebuyer tax?credit?as an advance to enable families to buy homes. ? The American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act (HR 1), signed into law on February 17, made up to $8,000 available to first-time homebuyers through a refundable tax credit. A refundable tax credit can be claimed in excess of any federal income tax liability. The home must be purchased between January 1, 2009 and November 30, 2009. ? Buyers eligible for the credit who apply for mortgages insured by the FHA would be eligible for bridge loans or cash advances--up to $8,000--that may be used for down payment, closing costs or other loan expenses pending receipt of their tax credit from the IRS.? Homebuyers must provide the 3.5% down payment required for FHA loans from their own savings or resources. If homebuyers are eligible for the first-time homebuyer tax credit, they may apply for a bridge loan based on the expected amount of the credit so they can take advantage of these funds before actually receiving the tax benefit. The funds from the loan backed by the tax credit may be used to increase the down payment above the minimum required amount, pay closing costs, buy down the interest rate or for similar expenses. Other requirements include:?? Organizations providing the bridge loans must exercise due diligence by requiring a copy of IRS form 5405 from homeowners. Form 5405 is used to calculate the homebuyer's tax credit. This form can be filed either with the homebuyer's 2009 tax return or as part of an amended 2008 tax return.? Loan providers must also verify the homebuyer's income through his or her employer and through pay stubs, review the homebuyer's credit report and review the homebuyer's tax records to ensure that the credit will not be garnished for debt or obligations to the IRS. Loan providers cannot charge more than 2.5% of the tax credit amount as a fee for providing the loan.?? The loan cannot exceed the amount of the expected tax credit.? The bridge loan may or may not require a monthly repayment. If a monthly repayment is required, lenders must make sure that these payments, together with the payments for the main mortgage, do not exceed the borrower's reasonable ability to service debt on his or her home.? If payments on the bridge loan are to be deferred for at least 36 months, then they can be excluded from these calculations.? If the loan must be paid back in full within a short amount of time and the borrower fails to repay the loan by the deadline, the loan must either be converted into monthly repayments or into "soft" secondary financing (does not require monthly repayment). No balloon payment may be required before at least 10 years. Homebuyers eligible for the tax credit are those who have not owned a primary residence within three years prior to the purchase and whose modified adjusted gross income does not exceed $95,000 (single taxpayers) or $170,000 (joint taxpayers). ? Organizations eligible to provide bridge loans are federal, state or local government or nonprofit agencies considered to be instrumentalities of government. Nonprofits must?have 501(c)(3) status, a voluntary board,?at least two years of experience as a provider of housing for low- and moderate-income persons and be approved by HUD. No funds from transactions such as this bridge loan may benefit board members, founders, contributors or individuals connected to the organization. ? Make sure your clients and community residents are able to access the bridge loans that can help families take advantage of the first-time homebuyer tax credit. CFED has information here to promote the credit. ? If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from us, please click here. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/nfec_lists.nfec.info/attachments/20090624/e087323f/attachment-0001.html From joanna at oweesta.org Tue Jun 30 15:10:05 2009 From: joanna at oweesta.org (Joanna Donohoe) Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:10:05 -0600 Subject: [NFEC Update] Deadline to attend NA Youth Entrepreneur Camp extended to July 8! Invest and support your youth! Message-ID: <82182B01DBD600448F4C7D2631BA1BFE7F1465@SERVER1.fnoc.internal> Greetings to all, I am writing again to you to see if you might help us find high school students to attend the Native Nations Institute Native American Youth Entrepreneur Camp (NAYEC). It is being held on the campus of UA beginning Sunday, July 19 and ending Friday, July 24. This is an excellent camp to introduce youth to the concept of entrepreneurship and creating jobs and a private sector on our reservations. Support and invest in our youth by sponsoring a student for $650 (or $675 if $25 processing fee included). Not only will our Native students personally benefit from this Camp but our nations will as these youth become contributing citizens and our future decision-makers. The brochure, student application form, and a sponsorship form (to support a student or the Camp in general) are attached. Space is still available so we have extended the registration deadline to July 8, but we encourage you to get the applications in ASAP as there are additional medical and various permission forms that need to be completed and submitted prior to their arrival at the UA. Please share this with your tribal departments (youth, education, youth council, etc.), local high schools, and within your communities and family. We look forward to having one of your students participate in our 2009 NAYECamp! If you have questions, please contact Renee Goldtooth at Hozho at email.arizona.edu or Julian Billy at jbilly at email.arizona.edu; or call them at 520.626.0664. Thank you for your support of our Native Youth!! Joan Timeche Executive Director Native Nations Institute Udall Center/University of Arizona 803 E. 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