HUD: ConnectHomeUSA Initiative Expanded, Closing the Digital Gap for Families
ConnectHomeUSA seeks to support additional HUD assisted communities in getting affordable internet access The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is announcing the opening of a new round of applications for the expansion of the ConnectHomeUSA (CHUSA) initiative so that more HUD-assisted families have access to affordable internet. CHUSA is HUD’s signature digital…
CDFI Fund: FY 2024 CDFI Program and NACA Program Application Round Opens
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2024 funding round for the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) today. The awards from these programs will support Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) that provide affordable financing…
Federal Reserve: Michal Barr Delivers “Serving Indian Country with the Modernized Community Reinvestment Act” Speech
Vice Chair for Supervision Michael S. Barr At the Modernized Community Reinvestment Act and Indian Country, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota (virtual) “Good afternoon. I’m grateful for the opportunity to join you today as we discuss the updated Community Reinvestment Act regulations and what they mean for Indian Country. The Community Reinvestment…
HUD: $40 Million Announced to Hire New and Maintain Existing Service Coordinators for Residents of Public and Indian Housing
Notice of Funding Opportunity available for eligible entities to hire a program coordinator who links residents with training opportunities, job placement organizations, and local employers The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that $40 million in funding is available through the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Service Coordinator Program for Public…
SBA: Financial Assistance Expanded to Native American Communities with Six New Grantees
Agency Announces New Tribal Grant Program, Expansion of Existing Efforts to Support Native American Entrepreneurs Today, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s 33 million small businesses, announced the creation of the Tribal College Small Business Achievement (TCSBA) grant, a new pilot program to support Native…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available for the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians to supplement the tribal recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Hilary that occurred from Aug. 19-21, 2023. On Sept. 27, the President authorized federal funding to be made available to the La Jolla Band of…
HUD: Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Convenes in Tucson, AZ
On September 27th and 28th, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) Richard Monocchio, and other HUD senior officials will be hosted by the Tohono O’odham Nation in Tucson, Arizona for HUD’s Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (TIAC) meeting….
EDA: $1.4 Million Invested to Expand Job Training Programs for Cherokee Nation Tribal Members in Oklahoma
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.4 million grant to the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, to provide expanded skilled employment training services to Tribal members. This grant will expand the Tribe’s building trade, lineman, and fiber technician training programs and will help Tribal…
HUD: $8.6 Million Awarded to Provide Rental Assistance to Native American Veterans Experiencing Homelessness
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded today 29 Tribal HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (Tribal HUD-VASH) renewal awards, totaling $8,588,580, to provide rental assistance and supportive services to Native American Veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness. See the full list of awardees here. The Tribal HUD-VASH program provides housing and supportive services…
HUD: Assistance Announced for Florida in Wake of Hurricane Idalia
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster relief for the state of Florida to assist state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Idalia beginning on August 27, 2023, and continuing. President Biden issued a major disaster declaration “My thoughts are with…