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Lee Jones (206) 220-5356 |
For Release Thursday September 4, 2008 |
HUD AWARDS $600,000 TO TWO WASHINGTON STATE ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE HOMEOWNERSHIP AND JOB DEVELOPMENT
Makah Indian Tribe and the Southern Puget Sound Inter-Tribal Housing Authority each win $300,000 Rural Housing and Economic Development grants
WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steven Preston today competitively awarded
$16.9 million to 60 rural housing programs across the country to stimulate economic development, create jobs and produce more affordable housing.
In Washington state, the Makah Indian Tribe at Neah Bay and the Southern Puget Sound Inter-Tribal Housing Authority at Elma each won $300,000 Rural Housing and Economic Development (RHED) grants.
"HUD is deeply invested in promoting affordable housing and community development throughout rural America," said Preston. "These grants will stimulate the kind of employment, economic growth, and housing development that will have a direct impact on working families in our rural communities."
The Makah tribe will use its $300,000 in RHED funds to construct 20 single family homes, and have homeownership counseling and job training for low income persons. Partners include Indian Health Services and the State of Washington and the project is expected to leverage $3,480,000 in other investments.
The Southern Puget Sound Inter-Tribal Housing Authority will use its $300,000 in RHED funds to construct 15 single family homes, create 20 jobs and sponsor a construction apprenticeship program and will benefit from 75 to 90
people on the Shoalwater Bay Indian reservation. Partners include the Washington State Housing Trust Fund and
the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle and the project is expected to leverage $3,690,440 in other investments.
RHED grants help pay for land acquisition, new home construction, housing demolition, infrastructure improvements and construction training. Other possible uses include homeownership and financial counseling; financial assistance
to homeowners, businesses and developers; creating microenterprises and small business incubators; and
establishing lines of credit or revolving loan pools to benefit the local business community. In addition to the funding announced today, rural communities are expected to generate nearly $59 million from other public and private
sources to promote economic development and employment.
Qualified applicants are local rural nonprofit organizations, community development corporations, federally
recognized Indian tribes, State housing finance agencies and/or local economic development agencies. RHED grants have provided nearly $223 million, creating/training more than 35,000 jobs, assisting nearly 5,500 businesses and producing 14,000 affordable homes.
Rural communities will use this funding as seed money to pay the start-up costs for housing or economic
development projects. These grants will also help organizations to hire and train their staffs, develop strategic
plans and acquire office space and other needed facilities.
The following communities won 2008 HUD Rural Housing and Economic Development grants:
FY 2008 RURAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
| State | Recipient | City | Amount |
| Alaska | Organized Village of Kasaan | Ketchikan | $300,000 |
| Tribal Government of St. Paul Island | St. Paul Island | $300,000 |
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| Alaska Total | $600,000 |
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| Alabama | Collaborative Solutions, Inc. | Birmingham | $300,000 |
| Hale Empowerment and Revitalization Organization, Inc | Greensboro | $300,000 |
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| Alabama Total | $600,000 |
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| Arkansas | Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council, Inc. | Fort Smith | $250,344 |
| Arkansas Total | $250,344 |
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| Arizona | Comite de Bien Estar, Inc. | San Luis | $300,000 |
| Hopi Tribe | Kykotamovi | $296,800 |
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| International Sonoran Desert Alliance | Ajo | $300,000 |
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| Moenkopi Developers Corporation, Inc. | Tuba City | $298,626 |
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| Nogales Community Development Corporation (NCD) | Nogales | $300,000 |
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| White Mountain Apache Housing Authority | Whiteriver | $300,000 |
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| Arizona Total | $1,795,426 |
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| California | Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria | Loleta | $300,000 |
| Big Pine Paiute Tribe | Big Pine | $284,968 |
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| Bishop Paiute Tribe | Bishop | $296,410 |
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| Karuk Tribe of California | Happy Camp | $300,000 |
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| The Relational Culture Institute | Fresno | $300,000 |
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| Timbisha Shoshone Tribe | Bishop | $124,000 |
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| Tule River Tribal Council | Porterville | $300,000 |
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| California Total | $1,905,378 |
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| Florida | Empowerment Alliance of SW Florida, CDC | Immokalee | $300,000 |
| Florida Total | $300,000 |
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| Kentucky | Frontier Housing, Inc. | Morehead | $300,000 |
| Low Income Housing Coalition of East Kentucky, Inc. | Prestonsburg | $300,000 |
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| McCreary County Community Housing Development Corp. | Whitley City | $300,000 |
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| People's Self-Help Housing, Inc. | Vanceburg | $300,000 |
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| Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation | Somerset | $300,000 |
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| Young Adult Development in Action, Inc. | Louisville | $300,000 |
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| Kentucky Total | $1,800,000 |
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| Louisiana | Louisiana Technical College Tallulah Foundation | Tallulah | $300,000 |
| Seventh District Pavilion, INC. | Crowley | $300,000 |
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| START Corporation | Houma | $300,000 |
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| Louisiana Total | $900,000 |
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| Maine | Four Directions Development Corporation | Orona | $299,367 |
| Maine Total | $299,367 |
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| Minnesota | Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa | Minneapolis | $300,000 |
| Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation | Detroit Lakes | $200,000 |
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| Northcountry Cooperative Foundation | Minneapolis | $250,000 |
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| Minnesota Total | $750,000 |
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| North Carolina | Community Developers of Beaufort-Hyde, Inc. | Belhaven | $210,400 |
| Hollister R.E.A.C.H., Inc. | Hollister | $299,850 |
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| North Carolina Total | $510,250 |
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| Nebraska | Dawson County Area Economic Development Council | Cozard | $287,724 |
| Nebraska Total | $287,724 |
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| New Mexico | Center of Southwest Culture, Inc. | Albuquerque | $65,714 |
| Community Area Resource Enterprise | Gallup | $300,000 |
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| Habitat for Humanity of Taos, Inc. | Taos | $300,000 |
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| New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority | Albuquerque | $300,000 |
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| Ohkay Owingeh Housing Authority | Ohkay Owingeh | $300,000 |
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| Picuris Pueblo | Penasco | $300,000 |
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| Tierra Del Sol Housing Corporation | Anthony | $300,000 |
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| New Mexico Total | $1,865,714 |
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| Oklahoma | Little Dixie Community Action Agency, INC | Hugo | $300,000 |
| Oklahoma Total | $300,000 |
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| Oregon | Community And Shelter Assistance Corp. | Newberg | $300,000 |
| Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians | Siletz | $299,871 |
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| Umatilla Reservation Housing Authority | Pendleton | $300,000 |
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| Oregon Total | $899,871 |
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| Puerto Rico | Ceiba Housing and Economic Development Corporation | Ceiba | $300,000 |
| Puerto Rico Total | $300,000 |
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| Rhode Island | Woonsocket Neighborhood Develop. Corp. d/b/a NWBRV | Woonsocket | $300,000 |
| Rhode Island Total | $300,000 |
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| South Dakota | Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership for Housing, Inc. | Pine Ridge | $136,000 |
| The Lakota Funds | Kyle | $300,000 |
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| Thunder Valley CDC | Porcupine | $299,775 |
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| South Dakota Total | $735,775 |
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| Tennessee | Volunteer Housing Development Corporation | Morristown | $289,864 |
| Tennessee Total | $289,864 |
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| Texas | Community Development Corporation of Brownsville | Brownsville | $300,000 |
| La Fe Community Development Corporation | El Paso | $300,000 |
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| Texas Total | $600,000 |
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| Utah | Aneth Community Development Corporation | Montezuma Creek | $299,920 |
| Community Development Corporation of Utah | Salt Lake City | $300,000 |
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| Utah Total | $599,920 |
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| Washington | Makah Indian Tribe | Neah Bay | $300,000 |
| Southern Puget Sound Inter-Tribal Housing Authority | Elma | $300,000 |
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| Washington Total | $600,000 |
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| Wisconsin | NiiJii Small Business Loan Fund, Inc. | Keshena | $300,000 |
| St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin | Webster | $100,000 |
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| Wisconsin Total | $400,000 |
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| Grand Total | $16,889,633 |
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