OKLAHOMA CITY – U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson announced nearly $200 million in grant awards to 52 Native American Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) across the nation for new construction. 

In Oklahoma, 4 tribes shared $12,204,173 under the program. The Chickasaw Nation got $5 million. The Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma got $3 million. The Thlopthlocco Tribal Town got $2,818,428 and  the Wynandotte Nation got $1,385,745. 

“HUD is excited for this new opportunity to better serve Native American communities through our government-to-government relationship with the Tribes,” said Carson. “I look forward to seeing the new housing units and renovations the Tribes will complete with this much needed investment in affordable housing.”

These grants will be awarded through HUD’s Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program to help construct approximately 1,200 new housing units nationally for low-income families living on Indian reservations or in other Indian areas, and spur economic opportunities in distressed communities to help our neediest families. Additionally, HUD’s Tribal partners are maximizing this investment by leveraging an estimated $90 million dollars in additional resources. 

The IHBG competition was extremely competitive. HUD received almost 200 applications from eligible Native American Tribes and TDHEs.