Indian Housing Block Grant Program

IHBG is a formula grant that provides affordable housing assistance, supportive services, and crime prevention to Native American reservations and areas.

Administering Agency:

HUD

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Key Details:

Funding Overview:

IHBG is a formula grant that provides affordable housing assistance, supportive services, and crime prevention to Native American reservations and areas.

Common Uses:

Development of affordable housing, homelessness prevention, transportation, employment services, tenant-based rental assistance, housing management, security services, construction of community facilities, and crime prevention and safety related measures.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Housing and Homelessness

Eligibility: Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, Planning, Real Estate, Rental, Transportation, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: $47,000 - $72,000,000

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 5 years

Funding Type: Block Grant

How to Obtain: Direct Allocation

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

Eligible IHBG recipients are federally recognized Indian tribes or their tribally designated housing entity (TDHE) and a limited number of state-recognized tribes who were funded under the Indian Housing Program authorized by the United States Housing Act of 1937 (USHA).