PHILADELPHIA – Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded nearly $20 million to 11 communities through the Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) program. These grant funds may be used for infrastructure, community buildings, housing rehabilitation, land acquisition, economic development, and more to support American Indian and Alaskan Native families on Indian reservations and in other Indian areas. The Mattaponi Indian Reservation in West Point, Virginia was awarded $1,699,000.
“This critical funding will help Tribal Nations meet the needs of their communities and build towards their futures,” said HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge. “Our Administration is proud to fulfill its responsibility to our Tribal Nations in ways that respect their sovereignty and allow them to thrive.”
HUD Regional Administrator Matthew Heckles added “these funds will pave the way for prosperity and progress in places like the Mattaponi Indian Reservation in West Point, Virginia, ensuring a brighter tomorrow for generations to come.”
“Seeing firsthand the incredible work Tribes are doing on behalf of their communities is inspiring,” said Richard Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing. “We continue to meet emerging needs in Indian Country with this funding, and there is no better investment than supporting Tribes to develop innovative solutions for complex challenges.”
The Department understands how significant this funding is to Tribal communities and the importance of issuing awards as soon as the reviews are completed to ensure that ICDBG funds reach communities as quickly as possible. HUD extends its’ gratitude to Tribes for providing vital feedback through Tribal consultation, which informed the development of this grant competition.
In June 2023, HUD made $75 million available to Tribes through the ICDBG program for community development. More awards will be announced as ICDBG reviews are completed.
The following is a list of grantees that will receive an award:
| AONAP | ICDBG Awardee | City | State | Award |
| EWONAP | Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
| Baraga
| MI | $2,000,000
|
| EWONAP | Mattaponi Indian Reservation
| West Point | VA | $1,699,933
|
| EWONAP | Seneca Nation of Indians
| Irving
| NY | $1,591,200
|
| TOTAL | $5,291,133
|
| AONAP | ICDBG Awardee | City | State | Award |
| NPONAP | Salish & Kootenai Housing Authority | Pablo | MT | $2,000,000
|
| NPONAP | Fort Peck Housing Authority | Poplar | MT | $2,000,000
|
| NPONAP | Crow Creek Housing Authority Project 1 | Fort Thompson | SD | $1,125,000 |
| NPONAP | Northern Cheyenne Tribal Housing Authority | Lame Deer | MT | $2,000,000
|
| NPONAP | Crow Creek Housing Authority Project 2 | Fort Thompson | SD | $875,000 |
| NPONAP | Lower Brule Housing Authority | Lower Brule
| SD | $2,000,000
|
| NPONAP | Cheyenne River Housing Authority
| Eagle Butte | SD | $681,888
|
| TOTAL | $10,681,888
|
| AONAP | ICDBG Awardee | City | State | Award |
| NWONAP | Quinault Housing Authority | Taholah
| WA
| $1,968,241
|
| NWONAP | Chehalis Tribal Housing Authority | Oakville
| WA
| $1,605,356
|
| TOTAL | $3,573,597 |
