MEDIA RELEASE: NAIHC Hosts a Special Briefing on the State of Tribal Housing in Indian Country for the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing
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Download NAIHC's UN Briefing (PDF: 52 KB)
PowerPoint: Native Housing in America (PDF: 276 KB)
Media Alert: NAIHC Attends White House Tribal Nations Conference in Washington, DC
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NAIHC Vice-Chair Cheryl Parish Testifies Before House Natural Resources Committee on HEARTH Act
(L-R) House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall, NAIHC Vice-Chair Cheryl Parish, Congressman Dale Kildee and Congressman Martin Heinrich.
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Download Hearing Testimony (PDF: 16 KB)
Long Statement for Congressional Record (PDF: 33 KB)
Photos: NCAI Annual Convention
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Proposed Members of Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Announced
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2008: Notice of Proposed Membership of Negotiated Rulemaking Committee
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"Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act of 2009" introduced by Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ)
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Updated Native American Housing Appropriations Table
Senate passed THUD funding bill. House and Senate now have to agree on spending levels for 2010.
Appropriations Table (PDF : 68 KB)
Budget Paper (PDF : 73 KB)
HUD Secretary Donovan Announces $132 Million In Recovery Act Funds To Improve Native American And Alaska Native Housing
During a recent visit to an Anchorage, Alaska community, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced that HUD is awarding 61 grants, totaling $132 million, to Native American and Native Alaskan communities across the country to improve housing and stimulate community development.
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Federal Monitor Volume 9 Number 7 :
NAHASDA AMENDMENTS – GAO REPORT MANDATE
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Secretary Donovan Visits Montana Tribal Communities And Announces Recovery Efforts In Indian Country
Yesterday, Shaun Donovan, the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, toured the Northern Cheyenne Indian reservation and met with tribal leaders in Billings, Montana, to discuss housing and related community development initiatives. Secretary Donovan also announced funding opportunities related to housing for Indian tribes made possible by the economic stimulus package signed into law by President Obama in February 2009.
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Download thank you letter to Sen Jon Tester (PDF: 48 KB)
HUD PIH Issues Notice - Purchases under $5,000
The U.S. Department of Housing Urban Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing, released a notice to implement a Micro Purchase threshold for the IHBG program. The intent of Micro Purchasing is to allow the grantee to purchase goods and services costing less than $5,000 without obtaining and documenting price quotes.
Micro Purchasing Notice (PDF : 115 KB)
Rep. Heinrich Introduces Bill To Encourage Tribal Control Over Surface Land Leasing
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NAIHC's Section By Section Analysis of HEARTH Act
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Read NAIHC White Paper on the Hearth Act (PDF : 34 KB)
Rep. Heinrich Press Release (PDF : 75 KB)
NAIHC Press Release (PDF : 25 KB)
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