EDA: $820,550 Invested to Provide Technical Assistance to the Jicarilla Apache Nation in New Mexico
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $820,550 grant to the Jicarilla Apache Nation, Dulce, New Mexico, to provide technical assistance and develop an organization that will maximize the economic benefits of the Tribe’s energy resources. “The Economic Development Administration is pleased to support the Jicarilla Apache Nation as…
CDFI Fund: Application Demand for FY 2021 Round of CDFI Program and NACA Program Released
The fiscal year (FY) 2021 application round for the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund’s (CDFI Fund) Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) closed on May 3, 2021. At this time, it is expected that the Technical Assistance (TA) awards and Financial Assistance (FA) awards will be…
EDA: $1.5 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Boost Economic Recovery at the Menominee Reservation in Wisconsin
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, Keshena, Wisconsin, to develop economic recovery strategies that will strengthen, diversify, and add resilience to the regional economy. “President Biden is committed…
EDA: $4 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Build Operations Center at the Choctaw Nation Emerging Aviation Technology Center in Durant, OK
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Durant, Oklahoma, to build an operations center at the Choctaw Nation Emerging Aviation Technology Center. “President Biden is committed to supporting Tribal communities…
CDFI Fund: Request for Information about NMTC Program Native Initiative Released
Today, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) released a Request for Information related to an upcoming procurement that is part of a broader effort to increase New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) investment in Federal Indian Reservations, Off-Reservation Trust Lands, Hawaiian Home Lands, and Alaska Native Village Statistical Areas (NMTC Native Areas). Industry and subject-matter experts…
HUD: More Than $90 Million for Affordable Housing Awarded in Tribal Communities
24 Tribes receive funds that will support the construction of approximately 350 new housing units The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced over $90 million in grant awards to 24 Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) across the country to support new housing construction, housing rehabilitation, and critical infrastructure projects. “This…
HUD: More Than $36 Million Awarded to Support Public Housing and Native American Residents in Achieving Economic and Housing Stability
Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the award of $36.9 million to public housing authorities, public housing resident associations, Native American tribes, and nonprofit organizations across the nation. Grantees will use these Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) grant funds to hire and/or retain Service Coordinators to assist public and Native…
FEMA: President Biden Announces Major Disaster Declaration for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians to supplement the tribe’s efforts in the areas affected by the COVID-19 pandemic beginning on Jan. 20, 2020, and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available for crisis counseling for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Federal…
HUD: $5 Million in COVID-19 Relief Invested for Native Hawaiians
American Rescue Plan funding helps Native Hawaiians respond to COVID-19 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge today announced $5 million in Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant (NHHBG) funding under the American Rescue Plan to support the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic….
HUD: Historic $450 Million Investment Made to Provide COVID-19 Relief Funding to Native American Communities Across the Nation
American Rescue Plan funding will help Tribal Communities respond to COVID-19 Pandemic U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge on Thursday announced $450 million in Indian Housing Block Grants (IHBG) to Indian tribes across the country to respond to COVID-19. This funding will be used to help Tribes carry out…