Administrative Agency:

Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Native American Programs (ONAP)

Program Goals:

To provide assistance to Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages in the development of viable communities, including decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income.

Resource Provided:

Primarily construction grants, except for economic development projects, where there is added flexibility. The maximum grant amount is $600,000. There are grant categories for housing, community facilities, economic development, and imminent threat to health and safety. ICDBG funds are distributed as annual competitive grants. Funds are allocated to each of the six Area Offices of Native American Programs (AONAP), so applicants compete for funding only with other tribes or eligible Indian entities within their area.

Eligibility:

Eligible Grantees: All federally-recognized tribes and Alaskan Native villages or tribal organizations working on behalf of Indian tribes are eligible to participate in the ICDBG program. Eligible Customers: Projects funded by ICDBG must primarily benefit low- and moderate-income persons (generally defined as members of low- and moderate-income families that earn no more than 80% of the median income in the area). Eligible Activities: ICDBG funds may be used to improve the housing stock, provide community facilities, improve infrastructure, and expand job opportunities by supporting the economic development of the communities, especially by non-profit tribal organizations or local development corporations. Tribes and Alaskan Native villages are restricted from using block grants for construction or improvement of governmental facilities, government operations, and income payments. Eligible activities include: -Acquisition of property -Assistance to institutions of higher learning -Assistance to Community Based Development Organizations (CBDOs) -Clearance and demolition -Code enforcement -Comprehensive planning -Energy efficiency -Lead-based paint abatement and evaluation -Non-Federal share (ICDBG funds can be used as a match for any non-ICDBG funding to the extent allowed by such funding and the activity is eligible under 24 CFR part 1003, Subpart C) -Privately- and publicly-owned commercial or industrial buildings -Privately-owned utilities -Removal of architectural barriers

Alaska Program Status:

Alaska appropriation level is approximately $6 million annually. Usually, there are about 30 to 40 applicants a year for these funds.

Comments:

Applications must be filed electronically, following instructions in the annual Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). For a listing of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's NOFAs, see http://www/hud.gov/fundsavl.html.

Program Contact:  (Primary Contact listed first.)

Donna Hartley, Director of Grants Management
Alaska Office of Native American Programs
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
3000 C St., Suite 401
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: (907) 677-9880
Fax: (907) 677-9807
Web site: http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm