New Housing Grants Support Critical Indian Country Needs

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $95 million to 55 Indian communities. The resources are coming from the Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program.

The ICDBG Program provides direct grants to successful applicants. Projects funding by the ICDBG program must generally benefit low and medium income people.

Indian Communities can use the grant funds for infrastructure, community facilities, housing rehabilitation, economic development, and more. The grants are intended to support Native American and Alaskan Native families on Indian reservations and in other Indian areas.

Meeting Critical Indian Country Needs

“The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to sharing resources with Tribal communities so they can meet their own unique needs,” said HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge in a press release. The funding “will help make Tribal communities safer, healthier, and help families thrive,” said Secretary Fudge.

View the list of awardees on HUD’s website.

Tribes and tribal housing authorities located across the country received awards from the Block Grant Program. They are located in Alaska, Arizona, California, Kansas, Michigan, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, and Washington state.

Housing Program Eligibility

Eligible applicants include any Indian tribe, band, group, or nation (including Alaska Indians, Aleut, and Eskimos) or Alaska Native village. The applicant must have a relationship to the Federal government as defined in the program regulation. In certain instances, tribal organizations can apply.

Program Categories

According to the ICDBG program website, Indian communities apply for grants in three different categories: housing, community facilities, and economic development. Housing can include rehabilitation, land acquisition to support new housing construction, and under some circumstances, new housing construction. Community facilities include infrastructure construction, like roads, water and sewer facilities. Economic development projects include a variety of commercial, industrial and agricultural projects.

Learn More

Visit HUD’s website to learn more about their Office of Native American Programs and other funding opportunities.