FEDERAL
AGENCY:
PUBLIC
AND INDIAN HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORIZATION:
Native
American Housing Assistance and Self- Determination Act (NAHASDA)
of 1996, Public Law 104-330.
To
provide Federal assistance for Indian tribes in a manner that recognizes
the right of tribal self-governance, and for other purposes.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Formula Grants.
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USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Affordable
housing activities such as: Indian Housing Assistance; Development;
Housing Services; Housing Management Services; Crime Prevention
and Safety Activities; and Model Activities.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: Indian tribes or tribally designated
housing entities (TDHE) (to be eligible for Indian housing block
grant funds the tribe or TDHE must submit an Indian housing plan
that is in compliance with the requirements of Section 102 of NAHASDA).
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Primarily low-income families
and in limited cases, over-income families may be eligible.
Credentials/Documentation:
Recipients shall comply with requirements and standards of OMB
Circular No. A-133, and specified sections of 24 CFR 85. A Self-governance
Indian tribe (Public Law 93- 638) may certify that its administrative
requirements meet or exceed the comparable requirements of OMB
Circular No. A-133 and 24 CFR 85.
APPLICATION
AND AWARD PROCESS:
Pre-application
Coordination: This program is excluded from
coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application
Procedure: Not applicable.
Award
Procedure: Not applicable.
Deadlines:
Indian housing plans must be submitted prior to July 1st of each
Federal Fiscal Year.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.
Appeals:
Not applicable.
Renewals:
Not applicable.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: Amounts made available
for assistance will be allocated to Indian tribes in compliance
with the requirements under NAHASDA.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Indian Housing
Block Grant funds are drawn down from the U.S. Treasury based
on need using an electronic fund transfer disbursement and information
system. Within 2 years of grant award, no less than 90 percent
of the grant must be obligated.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Recipients are required to submit Grantee Expenditure Data and an
Annual Report.
Audits:
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133,
(Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments,
and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend
financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal Awards will
have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year.
Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal
awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for the year,
except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records:
Records must be retained for 3 years from the date the recipient
submits to HUD the annual performance report that covers the last
expenditure of grant funds under a particular grant.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 86-0313-0-1-604.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $639,484,678; FY 02 est $648,570,000; and FY 03
$646,600,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
For fiscal year 2002 the grants ranged from $25,000 to $94,502,939
with an average of $1,101,585.
PROGRAM
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Not applicable.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
24 CFR. 1000.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Inquiries should be addressed
to the Administrator, Office of Native American Programs at the
appropriate area office (see Catalog Address Appendix IV for HUD
Office of Native American Programs area office addresses in Chicago,
Denver, Phoenix, Seattle, Oklahoma City and Anchorage).
Headquarters
Office: Office of Native American Programs,
Denver Program Office, 1999 Broadway, Suite 3390, Denver, CO 80202.
Telephone: (800)561-5913.
Web
Site Address: http://www.hud.gov/progdesc/pihindx.html
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Not applicable.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Not applicable.
