Native American Housing Block Grants

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	Federal Grant Title:	Native American Housing Block Grants
	CFDA Number:	14.887
	CFDA Description:	IHBG CFDA Recovery Competitive
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Housing and Urban Development
	Category of Funding Activity:	Housing Recovery Act
	Category Explanation:	No Application with this Synopsis
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	HUD-RA-02
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 10, 2009
	Creation Date:	Aug 03, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 30, 2009 No Application with this Synopsis
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 03, 2009 No Application with this Synopsis
	Archive Date:	Aug 04, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$242,250,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Indian tribes or tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs) eligible to receive funding under NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.)
Grant Description: Corrected the total for the program - from 242,500,000 to $242,250,000.The Native American Housing Block Grant program, authorized by the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ("NAHASDA") assists tribes in developing, operating, maintaining, and supporting affordable housing for rental and homeownership housing. Funds can be used for acquisition, new construction, rehabilitation of affordable housing, site improvement, development and rehabilitation of utilities and infrastructure, utility services, conversion, demolition, financing, administration and planning, improvement to achieve greater energy efficiency, mold remediation, investments that leverage private sector funding or financing for renovations, and energy conservation retrofit investments.Funds will be obligated through competitive funding by September 30, 2009. Priority will be given to projects that will spur construction and rehabilitation and will create employment opportunities for low-income and unemployed persons. Tribes/tribally designated housing authorities (TDHE) will be required to obligate 100 percent of their funds within 1 year of the date funds are made available, expend at least 50 percent of such funds within 2 years of the date in which funds became available, and expend 100 percent of such funds within 3 years of such date. If a tribe/TDHE fails to comply with the 2 year expenditure requirement, the funds will be recaptured and reallocated by formula to tribes that have complied with this requirement. If a tribe/TDHE fails to comply with the 3 year expenditure requirement, the balance of the funds originally awarded to the tribe/TDHE will be recaptured. Milestones in the award process include the publication of a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), submission of an application by the tribe/TDHE, review of the application by HUD, and execution of a Funding Approval/Agreement by the tribe/TDHE. In compliance with the Recovery Act, the funds will be obligated by September 30, 2009.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.hud.gov/recovery/
Grant Announcement Contact: Deborah M. Lalancette Director, Office of Grants Management 303.675.1600 ext. 1625

Director [deborah.m.lalancette@hud.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Native American Housing Block Grant Program under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act 2009