HUD Region X Colleen Bickford (907) 677-9800 |
For
Release Wednesday April 26, 2005 |
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES NEARLY $8 MILLION IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR NATIVE ALASKAN COMMUNITIES
ANCHORAGE, AK - Seventeen Native Alaska communities will receive $7,673,132 in federal assistance to promote community development, Colleen Bickford, Alaska field office director, announced today. The funding is provided through HUD's Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program. (See a detailed list of recipients below).
"These grants do so much good for so many people," Bickford said. "This money helps Native American communities
do the critical work of stimulating business development, job growth and providing affordable housing."
The ICDBG program provides Native American and Native Alaskan communities with direct grants that offer economic opportunities, primarily for low- and moderate-income persons. Native American or Alaskan Native communities can use the funding to improve roads, water and sewer facilities and to build community buildings. These communities
can also use the funds to rehabilitate housing, purchase land for new home construction and, under certain circumstances, to construct new homes.
HUD is the nation's housing agency committed to increasing homeownership, particularly among minorities; creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans; and supporting the homeless, elderly, people with disabilities and people living with AIDS. The Department also promotes economic and community development as
well as enforces the nation's fair housing laws. More information about HUD and its programs is available on the Internet and espanol.hud.gov.
The funding announced recently will assist: |
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Metlakatla Indian Community | $500,000 |
Upgrade fish processing plant | |
Native Village of Scammon Bay | $500,000 |
Water/sewer/housing pad/road project | |
Native Village of Ruby | $357,972 |
Yukon-Koyukuk elder assisted living facility | |
Koyukuk Native Village | $357,972 |
Y-K elder assisted living facility | |
Louden Tribal Council | $357,972 |
Y-K elder assisted living facility | |
Nulato Village | $357,972 |
Y-K elder assisted living facility | |
Village of Kaltag | $357,972 |
Y-K elder assisted living facility | |
New Stuyahok Village | $500,000 |
Construct new affordable housing | |
Nunakauyarmiut Tribe | $500,000 |
Road project | |
Native Village of Venetie | $500,000 |
Construct new affordable housing | |
Native Village of Buckland | $500,000 |
Housing rehab project | |
Native Village of Shungnak | $500,000 |
Housing rehab project | |
Orutsararmiut Native Village | $500,000 |
Senior center renovation | |
St. George Island | $383,272 |
Housing rehab project | |
Native Village of Tanacross | $500,000 |
Construct new affordable housing | |
Native Village of Nuiqsuit | $500,000 |
Construct new elder affordable housing | |
Total | $7,673,132 |
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