Reg.
V1 04-14 Contact: Patricia Campbell (817) 978-5974 ext. 5965 |
For
Release Thursday May 20, 2004 |
BUSH ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES $59.6 MILLION IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDS FOR SIXTEEN NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES IN OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA CITY - Sixteen Native-American communities in Oklahoma will receive more than $59 million in federal assistance to promote affordable housing, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson announced today (see attached list of communities).
"These grants do so much good for so many people," Jackson said.
"This money helps Native American communities
do the critical work
of providing affordable housing and helping our most vulnerable
neighbors."
The funding announced today is provided through HUD's Indian
Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Program, which provides tribes or
tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs) with funds for a full
range of affordable housing programs, including housing development;
modernization; management services and operating assistance; housing
counseling; crime prevention; and safety training and technical
assistance. The block grant approach to housing for Native Americans
was created in 1996, when the Native American Housing Assistance
and Self Determination Act
(NAHASDA) was passed by Congress, giving
tribes the authority to determine how funds should be used to address
the specific needs of their communities.
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.
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Community | Grant
Amount |
Absentee Shawnee Housing Authority | $2,993,681 |
Cherokee Nation | $33,336,762 |
Cheyenne-Arapaho Housing Authority | $2,684,040 |
Choctaw Nation Housing Authority | $13,997,354 |
Kaw Nation Housing Authority | $841,842 |
Kickapoo Tribe of OK Housing Authority | $513,810 |
Miami Tribe Housing Authority | $323,220 |
Modoe Tribe Housing Authority | $57,055 |
Otoe-Missouria Tribe | $262,576 |
Pawnee Nationa Housing Authority | $646,587 |
Peoria Tribe Housing Authority | $1,594,638 |
Quapaw Housing Authority | $370,169 |
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town | $131,896 |
Tonkawa Tribe Housing Authority | $374,738 |
United Keetoowah Band Housing Authority | $888,429 |
Wyandotte Tribe | $624,367 |
TOTAL | $59,641,164 |