HUD Allocates $70M to 38 Tribal Communities for Housing Development

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced the allocation of nearly $70 million to 38 tribal communities through the Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) program to support the development of housing for families living on Indian reservations and in other Indian areas. The allocation marks the second round of grants awarded from the fiscal year (FY) 2023 ICDBG competition. The latest round of funding includes over $50 million distributed among 27 tribal communities nationwide. HUD announced the first round of ICDBG awards earlier this month.

HUD’s Regional Administrator Candance Valenzuela made the announcement in Albuquerque, NM, while presenting $8 million to four communities in the Southwest Region of the country.

“As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the ICDBG program, we are investing in the continued growth and prosperity of tribal communities across our Nation,” said HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge. “The Biden-Harris administration remains steadfast in its commitment to fulfilling the federal government’s responsibility to our tribal nations.”

The grants, aimed at supporting American Indian and Alaskan Native families, can be used for a variety of purposes including infrastructure enhancement, community buildings, housing rehabilitation, land acquisition and economic development.

“I could not be more proud of the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to tribal community development or more impressed by the caliber of projects that I’ve seen in Indian Country,” said Richard Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing. “Though the need for additional funding is still pressing, we know tribes and tribal organizations will leverage every available dollar for the benefit of their members.”

The following is a complete list of grantees.

RegionRecipientCityStateAmount
AlaskaChilkoot Indian AssociationHainesAK$181,701 
AlaskaCentral Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian TribesJuneauAK$2,000,000
AlaskaCraig Tribal AssociationCraigAK$1,818,000
AlaskaGalena VillageGalenaAK$1,283,426
AlaskaNative Village of EagleEagleAK$1,998,603
AlaskaYakutat Tlingit TribeYakutatAK$2,000,000
Eastern WoodlandsKeweenaw Bay Indian CommunityBaragaMI$2,000,000
Eastern WoodlandsSeneca Nation of IndiansIrvingNY$1,591,200
Eastern WoodlandsMattaponi Indian TribeWest PointVA$1,699,933
Northern PlainsFort Peck Housing AuthorityPoplarMT$2,000,000
Northern PlainsNorthern Cheyenne Housing AuthorityLame DeerMT$2,000,000
Northern PlainsSalish & Kootenai Housing AuthorityPabloMT$2,000,000
Northern PlainsCheyenne River Housing AuthorityEagle ButteSD$681,888
Northern PlainsCrow Creek Housing AuthorityFort ThompsonSD$2,000,000
Northern PlainsLower Brule Housing AuthorityLower BruleSD$2,000,000
NorthwestChehalis Tribal Housing AuthorityOakvilleWA$1,605,356
NorthwestQuinault Housing AuthorityTaholahWA$1,968,241
Southern PlainsChickasaw NationAdaOK$2,000,000
Southern PlainsChoctaw NationDurantOK$1,280,061
Southern PlainsCitizen Potawatomi NationShawneeOK$2,000,000
Southern PlainsComanche Nation Housing AuthorityLawtonOK$2,000,000
Southern PlainsEastern Shawnee Tribe of OklahomaWyandotteOK$2,000,000
Southern PlainsKaw Nation Housing AuthorityNewkirkOK$2,000,000
Southern PlainsModoc NationMiamiOK$2,000,000
Southern PlainsThlopthlocco Tribal TownOkemahOK$2,000,000
Southern PlainsWyandotte NationWyandotteOK$2,000,000
SouthwestCocopah Indian Housing and DevelopmentSomertonAZ$1,215,444
SouthwestWhite Mountain Apache Housing AuthorityWhiteriverAZ$4,000,000
SouthwestAll Mission Indian Housing Authority (Cahuilla Band)AnzaCA$1,322,601
SouthwestAll Mission Indian Housing Authority (Santa Rosa Band)Mountain CenterCA$1,235,000
SouthwestDry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo IndiansGeyservilleCA$2,000,000
SouthwestLa Posta Band of Mission IndiansBoulevardCA$1,965,340
SouthwestPit River Tribal Housing BoardBurneyCA$1,935,691
SouthwestTolowa Dee-in’ NationSmith RiverCA$2,000,000
SouthwestOhkay OwingehOhkay Owingeh PuebloNM$2,000,000
SouthwestSan Felipe Pueblo Housing AuthoritySan Felipe PuebloNM$2,000,000
SouthwestSan Ildefonso Housing AuthoritySanta FeNM$2,000,000
SouthwestSanta Clara Pueblo Housing AuthorityEspanolaNM$2,000,000
   Total$69,782,485