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NAIHC Names Arizona Tribal Member As Executive Director

NAIHC announced today the selection of Mellor Willie, a Native American affairs advocate with extensive experience at the tribal, state and federal level, as the organization’s new Executive Director. Willie will direct the non-profit organization’s operations and programming, as well as publicly promote and advance the American Indian, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian housing policy agenda in Washington, D.C. and abroad.

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Federal Monitor Volume 9 Number 6 :
Major Legislation Is On The Move

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Sen. Johnson Introduces Tribal Drug Elimination Bill

Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) introduced the "Public and Indian Housing Crime and Drug Elimination Program Reauthorization Act of 2009" to provide much needed resources for activities to combat crime and drugs in Native American communities.

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Sen. Johnson's Press Release


Request For Proposals - Training and Technical Assistance

The National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC) is now accepting written proposals from qualified individuals for professional services involving the delivery of “on-site” training and technical assistance (T&TA).

Deadline: July 15, 2009Download RFP


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)


NAIHC Annual Report

NAIHC's 2008 Annual Report includes the new strategic plan adopted on March 31, 2009.

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Strategic Plan (PDF: 142 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)


Please send letters to Congress in support of increased federal funding for Native American housing programs.

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Rep. Heinrich Introduces Bill To Encourage Tribal Control Over Surface Land Leasing

NAIHC Press Release (PDF : 25 KB)

Hearth Act (PDF : 39 KB)

Rep. Heinrich Press Release (PDF : 75 KB)


Native Housing Appropriations Table

This Native Housing Appropriation Table is a "work in progress". The President’s FY 2010 budget request was released May 7, 2009. NAIHC will provide regular updates as Congress works towards final appropriations bills.

Appropriations Table (PDF : 68 KB)

Budget Paper (PDF : 73 KB)


NAHASDA Reauthorization

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 includes resources for tribal housing programs.

NAIHC Letter Regarding Davis Bacon Act Requirements (PDF : 49 KB)

May 27, 2009
Federal Monitor Volume 9 - Number 5 : ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT – Housing and Urban Development(PDF : 75 KB)


More Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act Information


Budget Priorities for Native American Housing

Before an overflowing crowd of observers, NAIHC Vice-Chair Cheryl Parish presented NAIHC’s Fiscal Year 2010 Budget priorities for Native American housing to the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Thursday, March 12, 2009.

posted - 03/12/09
Vice-Chair Cheryl Parish's Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
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posted - 03/19/09
Committee on Indian Affairs Views RE: FY 2010 Funding for Native American Programs
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NAIHC 2009 Legislative Conference February 24 – 26 2009

NAIHC Chairman, Marty Shuravloff, convenes the 2009 NAIHC Legislative Conference Hyatt Regency-Capitol Hill, Washington, DC.

Congressional speakers at 2009 NAIHC Legislative Conference (clockwise): Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA); Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK); Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Legislative Conference documents posted here


NAIHC Stands With Department of Hawaiian Home Lands in Hawaii

NAIHC and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands met in Kona, Hawai‛i, and pledged to work together for the betterment of Native housing.
Press Release
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(PDF : 140 KB)

NAIHC White Paper On Legislation To Reauthorize Title VIII Of NAHASDA Relating to Housing Programs For Native Hawiians

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(PDF : 13 KB)

NAIHC Chairman Shuravloff sent letters of support for passage of the Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2009.

Download NAIHC's letter to Senator Daniel K. Inouye
(PDF : 142 KB)

Download NAIHC's letter to Representative Neil Abercrombie
(PDF : 141 KB)

NAIHC 2009 Convention and Trade Show

Thanks to everyone who made the 2009 Convention and Trade Show a success.

More convention photos


Training session materials are posted here


NAIHC 2009 Membership Resolutions

On May 14 2009 the membership passed six resolutions at the NAIHC's Annual Business Meeting.

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Calendar

NAIHC's calendar of upcoming events
(conferences, trainings and other events)

2009 NAIHC Training Schedule

More information about NAIHC training available here:

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Native Housing Update

A digest of Native housing news and announcements of interest compiled by NAIHC.

June 11, 2009 - Download PDF (PDF : 47 KB)

June 05, 2009 - Download PDF (PDF : 74 KB)

May 21, 2009 - Download PDF (PDF : 43 KB)

May 05, 2009 - Download PDF (PDF : 54 KB)

April 20, 2009 - Download PDF (PDF : 52 KB)

Native Housing Update Archive


Federal Monitor

A newsletter providing information on issues of importance for Indian housing.

May 27, 2009
Volume 9 - Number 5 : ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT – Housing and Urban Development(PDF : 75 KB)

April 22, 2009
Volume 9 - Number 4 : ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT – INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs (PDF : 49 KB)

April 16, 2009
Volume 9 - Number 3 : ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT - ENERGY (PDF : 50 KB)

February 12, 2009
Volume 9 - Number 2 : ECONOMIC RECOVERY (PDF : 49 KB)

January 5, 2009
Volume 9 - Number 1 : A NEW YEAR, A NEW NAHASDA, A NEW ROUND OF NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING (PDF : 52 KB)

November 6, 2008
Number 6 : A NEW PRESIDENT, A NEW CONGRESS (PDF : 52 KB)

Federal Monitor Archive


 
 



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