Native American

HUD: Aid Offered to South Carolina Disaster Victims

Federal aid supports counties of Aiken, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Lexington, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Saluda, and Spartanburg. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for the State of South Carolina and ordered federal aid to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in…

HUD: Aid Offered to Florida Disaster Victims

Federal aid supports counties of Charlotte, Citrus, Dixie, Franklin, Hernando, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota, Taylor, and Wakulla. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for the State of Florida and ordered federal aid to supplement State, tribal, and local…

HUD: Aid Offered to North Carolina Disaster Victims

Federal aid supports affected individuals in Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey Counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal…

HUD: Aid Offered to Vermont Disaster Victims

Federal aid supports counties of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans  The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for the State of Vermont and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides from…

CDFI Fund: FY 2024 CDFI Program and NACA Program Financial Assistance Awards Announced

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) today awarded 357 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) with $408.2 million in Financial Assistance (FA) awards to provide financial services and products for low-income and underserved individuals and communities across America. The awards were made through the fiscal year (FY) 2024 funding…

FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires from June 22 – July 8, 2024.   The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation….

EDA: $3.6 Million Invested to Strengthen the Food Processing Industry on the Leech Lake Reservation in Minnesota

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.6 million grant to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in Cass Lake, Minnesota, to support the Tribe’s wild rice production industry. This grant will construct a 6,100-square-foot rice processing facility on Tribal land that would enable the…

FEMA: $150 Million in Funding Announced to Enhance Resilience of Critical Infrastructure and to Protect Against Extreme Weather Events

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell today announced selections for a combined $150 million in capitalization grants to help communities reduce vulnerability to natural hazards. Funding through the Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund Program will enable 10 states, a Tribal Nation and the District of Columbia to administer revolving loan funds that will help local governments carry out hazard…

HUD: More Than $6 Million Announced to Revitalize Communities with Distressed HUD-Assisted Housing

Choice Neighborhood Planning Grants will kickstart community-driven transformation plans that will benefit residents and local economies Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced $6.5 million in Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants for 13 communities in 11 states across America to redevelop severely distressed public housing or HUD-assisted housing, improve outcomes for residents,…

EDA: $2.5 Million Invested for Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements to Support Economic Growth at the Bay Mills Indian Community Reservation in Michigan

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to the Bay Mills Indian Community in Brimley, Michigan, for wastewater infrastructure improvements needed to support economic development in the region. This grant will expand wastewater treatment capacity at the Bay Mills Indian Community, to…