WASHINGTON D.C. – April 10, 2008 – Montana’s Congressman, Denny Rehberg, announced today the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has cleared the way for more than $14.5 million in housing grants for Montana’s Native American Tribes.
“Home ownership is part of the American Dream and I want that dream to become a reality for more of Montana’s Native American communities,” said Rehberg a member of the House Appropriations Committee. “Many Native American families are forced to deal with substandard housing and this grant will help improve the situation for Montana’s tribes.”
The grant is part of the Indian Housing Block Grant developed by the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) of 1996. The funds can be used for construction, improvements and upgrades, management of low-income housing, crime prevention and safety and other housing services.
Last September, Rehberg joined House colleagues in approving a reauthorization of NAHASDA and has been actively working on the Appropriations Committee to fight for HUD funding for Native American Housing.
The grants:
· $6,227,778 grant for the Blackfeet Indian Reservation
· $4,109,638 grant for the Salish and Kootenai Tribe on the Flathead Indian Reservation
· $2,504,204 grant for the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
· $1,988,780 grant for the Chippewa-Cree Tribe on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation
