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Native-American Housing

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Indian Housing Block Grants Awarded

HUD issues more than $660 million in grant allocations to 587 Native American tribes in 35 states. Indian Housing Block Grant funding benefits low-income families living on Indian reservations or in other American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

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(TRIBAL LEASE RULES) New Tribal Land Use Rules Pitched

Proposed changes of rules for tribal land use, unveiled in the Nov. 29 Federal Register, are designed to accelerate home building and energy development on the federally protected land. The proposal was unveiled in advance of a meeting between President Barack Obama

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(GRANTS) Grantees to Develop Best Practices For Tribes

HUD offers $125,000 in FY 2010 grants through the department's Transformation Housing Fund (THF), to help Native American tribes develop and spread information about innovative sustainable housing construction methods. Tribes and tribal organizations, nonprofits, foundations, think tanks, consortia...

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(BLOCK GRANT) Indian CDBG Applications Open

HUD seeks applicants for the FY 2012 Indian Community Development Block Grant Program (ICDBG). Funding for the program is pending congressional action. HUD sets a Jan. 4, 2012 application deadline, although it could be changed depending on passage of a final appropriations bill. ICDBG offers Single...

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(HOUSING MONEY ON HOLD) Court Severs Cherokee Tribe Members

A decision by the Supreme Court of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma prompts HUD to hold back all federal financial aid to the tribe. The court ruled last month that descendants of former slaves who can't show Cherokee heritage are not tribal citizens.

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(INDIAN HOUSING) Oglala Sioux Target Housing Maintenance

The Oglala Sioux (Lakota) Tribal Housing Authority expects to use most of its $8.75 million in FY 2011 Indian Community Development Block Grant funding to maintain its housing stock -- but officials say the funding isn't

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(NATIVE AMERICAN) Housing Highlights Indian Grants

Applicants for HUD Native American Community Development Block Grants have about two months to develop and submit their request. A June 15 application deadline is set.

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(NATIVE AMERICANS) Indian CDBG Funding Available

Native American tribes have until Oct. 27 to apply for $65 million of fiscal year 2010 Indian Community Development Block Grant funding. HUD Secy. Shaun Donovan notified tribal governments of

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(INDIAN HOUSING) Indian Housing Grants Take A Hit

Culmination of a legal squabble regarding tribal housing on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana could have a ripple effect on federal housing subsidies for Native-American tribal governments

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(GRANTS) Less Reporting For Indian Grants

Indian Community Development Block Grant Program participants may have a little less program reporting and a new grant application model to deal with if and when a proposed rule from the HUD Office

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