WASHINGTON, DC – February 21, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced $108 million in additional Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG)allocations to 68 tribes in 19 states. Thesefunds are distributed each year based on a formula to eligible Indian tribes or their tribally designated housing entities for a range of affordable housing activities.
IHBG funds are intended to primarily benefit low-income families living on Indian reservations or in other communities. The amount of each grant is based on a formula that considers local needs and housing units under management by the tribe or designated entity.
“These funds are making a real difference in tribal communities each and every day,” said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. “Projects include affordable housing, infrastructure upgrades, community centers and safety programs that every community needs to thrive. These efforts are part of a broader commitment to ensure Native American communities can build their economies in response to their needs and as they see fit.”
Eligible activities for the funds include housing development, assistance to housing developed under the Indian Housing Program, housing services to eligible families and individuals, crime prevention and safety, and model activities that provide creative approaches to solving affordable housing problems. The block grant approach to housing was enabled by the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA).
FEBRUARY 2012 IHBG
The following communities have received IHBG funds under the allocations announced today:
|
State |
Recipient |
Amount |
|
Alabama |
Poarch Band of Creek Indians |
$1,859,361 |
|
Alaska |
Bering Straits Regional HA |
$6,392,638 |
|
Chilkat Indian Village |
$73,337 |
|
|
Louden Tribal Council |
$185,923 |
|
|
Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Council |
$1,388,953 |
|
|
Organized Village of Kwethluk |
$571,124 |
|
|
Tlingit-Haida Regional HA |
$7,987,740 |
|
|
California |
All Mission Indian Housing Authority (Cahuilla) |
$91,318 |
|
All Mission Indian Housing Authority (Morongo) |
$358,806 |
|
|
All Mission Indian Housing Authority (Pauma) |
$76,038 |
|
|
All Mission Indian Housing Authority (Santa Rosa) |
$66,767 |
|
|
All Mission Indian Housing Authority (Torres Martinez) |
$259,500 |
|
|
Cher-ae Heights Indian Comm of Trinidad Rancheria |
$50,399 |
|
|
Chuchansi Indian Housing Authority |
$1,027,229 |
|
|
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians |
$406,238 |
|
|
Smith River Rancheria |
$890,885 |
|
|
Connecticut |
Mashantucket Pequot Tribe of CT |
$76,464 |
|
Florida |
Seminole Tribe of Florida |
$1,000,208 |
|
Iowa |
Sac and Fox Tribal Housing Authority |
$333,426 |
|
Maine |
Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians |
$607,727 |
|
Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians Housing Authority |
$505,206 |
|
|
Indian Township Passamaquoddy Housing Authority |
$964,356 |
|
|
Penobscot Tribe of Maine |
$1,020,008 |
|
|
Pleasant Point Reservation Housing |
$828,950 |
|
|
Michigan |
Bay Mills Indian Community |
$739,139 |
|
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians |
$1,235,785 |
|
|
Hannahville Potawatomie Housing |
$183,604 |
|
|
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Housing |
$1,730,303 |
|
|
Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians |
$264,403 |
|
|
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians |
$281,105 |
|
|
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians |
$632,700 |
|
|
Match E- Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan |
$178,247 |
|
|
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi |
$580,760 |
|
|
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians |
$2,276,049 |
|
|
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan |
$1,066,187 |
|
|
Sault Ste Marie Housing Authority |
$4,733,376 |
|
|
Minnesota |
Bois Forte Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe |
$1,038,639 |
|
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior |
$3,667,479 |
|
|
Grand Portage Housing Authority |
$372,500 |
|
|
Leech Lake Housing Authority |
$3,871,817 |
|
|
Lower Sioux Indian Housing Authority |
$342,533 |
|
|
Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe |
$1,611,737 |
|
|
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians |
$3,808,917 |
|
|
Upper Sioux Community Housing Authority |
$396,477 |
|
|
White Earth Reservation Housing Authority |
$3,318,164 |
|
|
Mississippi |
Choctaw Housing Authority |
$3,192,729 |
|
Nevada |
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony |
$1,360,612 |
|
New York |
Akwesasne Housing Authority |
$2,145,883 |
|
Cayuga Nation of New York |
$419,766 |
|
|
Oneida Dev. Corp. Indian Housing Authority |
$193,304 |
|
|
Seneca Nation Housing Authority |
$2,440,314 |
|
|
Shinnecock Indian Tribe of NY |
$182,265 |
|
|
North Carolina |
Coharie Intra-Tribal Council, Inc. |
$540,310 |
|
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina |
$13,048,620 |
|
|
Qualla Housing Authority |
$2,951,810 |
|
|
Oklahoma |
Kialegee Tribal Town |
$117,705 |
|
Oregon |
Umatilla Housing Authority |
$1,863,277 |
|
Rhode Island |
Narragansett Indian Tribe of RI |
$561,831 |
|
South Carolina |
ISWA Development Corporation |
$1,414,808 |
|
Washington |
Port Gamble S Klallan |
$892,230 |
|
Wisconsin |
Ho-Chunk Housing Authority |
$4,441,897 |
|
Lac Courte Oreilles Housing Authority |
$2,699,028 |
|
|
Lac du Flambeau Chippewa Housing Authority |
$1,476,336 |
|
|
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin |
$2,548,576 |
|
|
Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin |
$3,738,660 |
|
|
Red Cliff Housing Authority |
$1,139,455 |
|
|
Sokaogon Chippewa Community |
$886,739 |
|
|
Stockbridge-Munsee Community of Wisconsin |
$508,223 |
|
|
TOTAL: |
|
$108,116,900 |
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