24 Tribes receive funds that will support the construction of approximately 350 new housing units
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced over $90 million in grant awards to 24 Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) across the country to support new housing construction, housing rehabilitation, and critical infrastructure projects.
“This past year was a stark reminder of just how important access to safe, stable housing is—especially in Tribal communities disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Secretary Marcia L. Fudge. “The funding HUD is awarding today will support much needed affordable housing investments in Indian Country.”
The funds were awarded through HUD’s Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Competitive program to help construct new housing units for low-income families living in Tribal communities. It is projected that this funding will support the construction of approximately 350 new housing units, which will help spur economic opportunities in these communities. This year’s IHBG competition generated a lot of interest and was very oversubscribed with a total of 141 applicants submitted by Tribes and TDHEs. This is the second time HUD is making awards under this program; the first round of awards was made in December 2019.
The funding allocation is below.
FY 2020 COMPETITIVE INDIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT (IHBG) AWARDS
| AK | Hydaburg Cooperative Association | $1,893,691 |
| AK | Tagiugmiullu Nunamiulla Housing Authority | $4,292,814 |
| AZ | White Mountain Apache Housing Authority | $5,000,000 |
| CA | Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians | $2,000,000 |
| CA | Hoopa Valley Housing Authority | $5,000,000 |
| CA | Karuk Tribe Housing Authority | $2,035,648 |
| CA | La Posta Band of Mission Indians | $1,467,835 |
| CA | Tule River Indian Housing Authority | $4,900,652 |
| ID | Nez Perce Tribal Housing Authority | $4,798,703 |
| MI | Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi | $2,459,530 |
| MT | Fort Belknap Housing Authority | $5,000,000 |
| NM | Nambe Pueblo Housing Entity | $1,205,947 |
| NM | Pueblo of Acoma Housing Authority | $5,000,000 |
| NM | Pueblo of Isleta | $5,000,000 |
| NM | Pueblo of Jemez Housing Authority | $5,000,000 |
| NV | Duck Valley Housing Authority | $5,000,000 |
| OK | Comanche Nation | $5,000,000 |
| OK | Quapaw Tribe | $2,309,325 |
| OK | Wichita and Affiliated Tribes Housing Authority | $3,170,000 |
| OK | Wyandotte Nation | $1,341,647 |
| SD | Crow Creek Sioux Tribe and Crow Creek Housing Authority | $4,137,590 |
| SD | Oglala Sioux Lakota Housing | $5,000,000 |
| WA | Muckleshoot Housing Authority | $5,000,000 |
| WY | Eastern Shoshone Housing Authority | $5,000,000 |
| TOTAL | $91,013,382 |