Native-American Housing    Stories 1 to 16 of 16  (click headline for the complete story)

1:   (NATIVE AMERICANS) Indian CDBG Funding Available : Native American tribes have until Oct. 27 to apply for $65 million of fiscal year 2010 Indian Community Development Block Grant funding. HUD Secy. Shaun Donovan notified tribal governments of 08/27/2010 12:46 PM

2:   (INDIAN HOUSING) Indian Housing Grants Take A Hit : Culmination of a legal squabble regarding tribal housing on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana could have a ripple effect on federal housing subsidies for Native-American tribal governments 02/26/2010 12:27 PM

3:   (GRANTS) Less Reporting For Indian Grants : Indian Community Development Block Grant Program participants may have a little less program reporting and a new grant application model to deal with if and when a proposed rule from the HUD Office 10/30/2009 11:37 AM

4:   (VETERANS) Indian Vets Get Legislative Boost : An oversight in the Native American Housing Assistance & Self-Determination Act is targeted for correction in the proposed Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act of 2009. The measure, HR 3553 09/18/2009 12:17 PM

5:   (HOUSING GRANTS) Tribes Get $132M In Stimulus Grants : It took a trip to Alaska for HUD Secy. Shaun Donovan, to unveil a boost in competitive economic stimulus money that Native American tribes there are eligible to receive. Donovan's release of $131.59 08/14/2009 12:28 PM

6:   (BLOCK GRANTS) Stimulus Grants To Native Americans : HUD awards $100 million in competitive grants to 50 Native American communities nationwide as part of its latest release of stimulus package funding. Recipients receive the money through 07/31/2009 11:37 AM

7:   (NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING) High Court Rebuffs Indian Housing Suit : Rejection of a case involving federal trust responsibilities for mold-infested homes on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana takes HUD off the hook regarding the department's involvement in 05/29/2009 11:59 AM

8:   Applicants Sought For Neg Reg Panel : Changes made last year in reform of in the Native American Housing Assistance & Self-Determination Act 0f 1996 require HUD to recruit applicants to serve on a negotiating committee to develop 03/06/2009 12:29 PM

9:   17 Indian Tribes Sue HUD : A congressional move last year to end HUD's responsibility for maintenance of lease-to-own houses on Indian reservations is challenged in federal court by 17 tribes alleging total losses of about 01/09/2009 11:36 AM

10:   Tribes Sue HUD Over Housing Grants : Eight more Native American housing agencies sue HUD, claiming the department illegally reduced the amount of annual housing block grant funding they are entitled to under federal law. The new 12/12/2008 11:44 AM

11:   Indian Job-Pirating Ban Sought : Native American tribes and Alaskan natives would be barred from using Indian Community Development Block Grants money to move businesses out of one labor market to another if the move 09/12/2008 12:32 PM

12:   Indian, Alaskan NOFA Competition : 58 million in Community Development Block Grant money under HUD's FY 2008 SuperNOFA, according to a May 4 HUD notice. Technically, the program receives $62 million, but $3.96 million will be dedicated to 05/05/2008 8:44 PM

13:   Indian CDBG Grants Distributed : HUD distributes $55.4 million to six award recipients of FY 2007 Indian Community Development Bock Grants. The department 04/04/2008 12:23 PM

14:   Native-American Housing Factors In Court Ruling : Rejection last weekof HUD's effort to curb nonprofits from providing seller-assisted downpaymentsto prospective homebuyers may have been triggered more by a Native-American lawsuitthan complaints from major downpayment suppliers. U.S. District J... 11/07/2007 3:07 PM

15:   FEMA Trailers Sent To Tribes : Federal EmergencyManagement Agency (FEMA) officials have found a way to get rid of trailers andmobile homes stacked in Arkansasparking lots for the last two years--send them to Native-American victims ofsouthern California's recentfires. FEMA ha... 11/06/2007 3:05 PM

16:   Aid For Fire Victims On Reservations : HUD targets $5.4 million for federally recognized Native American tribes to help replace about 100 houses destroyed in fires. 10/31/2007 1:36 PM

 

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