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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE 2021 FTA CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE AND RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT (CRRSA) PROGRAM
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WHEREAS, Cherokee Nation since time immemorial has exercised the sovereign rights of self-government on behalf of the Cherokee people;
WHEREAS, Cherokee Nation is a federally recognized Indian Nation with a historic and continual government to government relationship with the United States of America;
WHEREAS, Cherokee Nation Elder Care is a Program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) designed to keep elders living in their homes, connected with their communities and out of nursing home facilities; and,
WHEREAS, Cherokee Nation Elder Care (PACE) is designed to keep elders living in their homes, connected with their communities and out of the nursing home facilities;
WHEREAS, COVID-19 pandemic has created a need for funding to support the transit industry during the COVID-19 public health emergency;
WHEREAS, Cherokee Nation submitted an application to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation for its FY 2021 FTA Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) Program;
WHEREAS, Cherokee Nation Elder Care (PACE) requests funding for operational costs.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION, that the Tribal Council hereby approves the application as it was submitted to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 (CRRSA).