Description:  The Indian Housing Block Grant Program (IHBG) is a formula grant that provides a range of affordable housing activities on Indian reservations and Indian areas. The block grant approach to housing for Native Americans was enabled by the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA).

An eligible recipient must submit to HUD an Indian Housing Plan (IHP) each year to receive funding. At the end of each year, recipients must submit to HUD an Annual Performance Report (APR) reporting on their progress in meeting the goals and objectives included in their IHPs.

Eligible activities 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.

Funding Title: Indian Housing Block Grant Program

Agency Name: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Native American Programs

Funding Instrument Type: Grant

Express Language for Legal Aid: No

Target Population: Primarily low-income families and in limited cases, over-income families on Indian reservations and Indian areas

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

How to Apply:  In order to qualify for an annual grant, the DHHL is required to submit proposed activities in an annual Native Hawaiian Housing Plan to HUD for review.

Estimated Total Program Funding: $646,448,000 

Eligible Applicants: Indian tribes or tribally designated housing entities (TDHE)

Policy and Regulations on Use of Funds:   24 CRF Part 1000

Link to Full Announcement:    http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/public_indian_housing/ih/grants/ihbg

Contact Information: Rodger Boyd, 451 7th Street, S.W., Room 4126 , Washington, District of Columbia 20410 Email: Rodger.J.boyd@hud.gov Phone: (202) 401-7914.

Categories: Housing, Housing and Urban Development, Native American, Native American Tribes or Tribal Organizations, Native Americans, Subgrant Possibilities