Indian Housing Block Grant Program
Detailed information about this program is below:
Category | Information About This Specific Program |
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Title | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Indian Housing Block Grant Program, Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number 14.867 |
Purpose | 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. |
Type of Assistance | Formula Grant |
Eligible Applicants | Eligible IHBG recipients are Federally recognized Indian tribes or their tribally designated housing entity, and a limited number of state recognized tribes who were funded under the Indian Housing Program authorized by the United States Housing Act of 1937. |
Eligible Activities | 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. |
Excluded Activities/Other Restrictions | |
Pre-Funding Requirements (if applicable) | An environmental impact assessment may be required. |
Typical Award Amount (if applicable) | Funds appropriated by Congress for the IHBG Program are made available to eligible grant recipients through a formula. Regulations governing the formula can be found at title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1000, Subpart D. |
Total Awarded Fiscal Year 2017 (if applicable) | $651,002,528 |
Match Requirement (if applicable) | None |
Solicitation Process/Timeline | HUD has until June 1 of each fiscal year to report to recipients their annual IHBG estimated allocation for the next fiscal year and the data used to compute the estimated allocation. |
Proposal Elements/Scoring Criteria | Funds appropriated by Congress for the Indian Housing Block Grant program are made available to eligible grant recipients through a formula. Regulations governing the formula can be found at 24 CFR Part 1000, Subpart D. |
Contact Information (primary contact and website or other source) | Frederick Griefer, Director of Grants Management HUD Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) Email: Frederick.J.Griefer@hud.gov Phone: (202) 402-5186 CFDA Number 14.867 web page Indian Housing Block Grant website |
Website Information about Successful Tribal Applicants/Projects | None |
Headquarters Office | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Native American Programs 451 7th Street SW, Room 5156 Washington, D.C. 20410 |