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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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).