The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced the availability of the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG)–Competitive Grant Program.
Donor Name: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/19/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
The IHBG program is authorized under Title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, as amended, (NAHASDA). Under the program, eligible Indian tribes and tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs) receive grants to carry out a range of affordable housing activities. Grant funds may be used to develop, maintain, and operate affordable housing in safe and healthy environments on Indian reservations and in other Indian areas and carry out other affordable housing activities. Grant funds must be used to benefit low-income Indian families, except under some circumstances as provided in section 201(b) of NAHASDA.
Applicable Goals and Objectives from HUD’s Strategic Plan
- Strategic Goal 2: Ensure Access to and Increase the Production of Affordable Housing Ensure housing demand is matched by adequate production of new homes and equitable access to housing opportunities for all people.
- 4A: Guide Investment in Climate Resilience Invest in climate resilience, energy efficiency, and renewable energy across HUD programs.
- 4B: Strengthen Environmental Justice Reduce exposure to health risks, environmental hazards, and substandard housing, especially for low-income households and communities of color.
- 4C: Integrate Health and Housing Advance policies that recognize housing’s role as essential to health.
Goals
This funding opportunity seeks to increase affordable housing inventory for low-income Native American families by giving priority to projects that spur construction and rehabilitation, while considering need and administrative capacity, encouraging new affordable housing construction projects, encouraging housing rehabilitation projects that will increase the useful life of existing affordable housing units and alleviate substandard housing conditions, and encouraging the acquisition of existing housing units that will increase the housing stock and necessary affordable housing-related infrastructure projects that will enable future construction or rehabilitation.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding:$150,874,000
- Minimum Award Amount: $500,000
- Maximum Award Amount: $7,500,000
Project Period
- Estimated Project Start Date: 08/22/2024
- Estimated Project End Date: 08/21/2029
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized))
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments))
Additional Information on Eligibility
The following entities are eligible to apply:
Indian Tribes (as defined under section 4(13) of NAHASDA) and; Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) (as defined under 4(22) of NAHASDA) that have ever been allocated formula funding.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
