U.S. Department of Housing
& Urban Development
Welcome to HUD’s
Southwest Office of Native American
Programs (SWONAP)
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SWONAP’s Region
 HUD’s Office of Native American Programs has six (6)
regional offices
 The Southwest region
is ONAP’s largest region
spanning 5 states:
Arizona
California
New Mexico
Nevada
& Texas (Ysleta del Sur)
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Scenic Southwest Region
Little Colorado River
Taos New Mexico
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SWONAP Fun Facts
SWONAP’s main office is in Phoenix, AZ.
SWONAP has a satellite office in Albuquerque, NM.
SWONAP has 3 Divisions:
Administration – Carolyn O’Neil, Administrator
Grants Management (grant award & implementation)
Bob Holden, Director
Grants Evaluation
(compliance & monitoring)
John Fernandes, Director
SWONAP has 38 professional and experienced staff
ready to provide resources & assistance.
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SWONAP’s Main Funding
Programs
◊ Indian Housing Block Grants (IHBG)
◊ Indian Community Development Block Grants
(ICDBG)
◊ Loan Guarantee Programs
◊ Section 184 Home Loan Guarantee Program
◊ Title VI Tribal Housing Activities Loan Guarantees
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Indian Housing Block Grants
(IHBG)
 TYPE OF FUNDING:
Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Program provides annual housing
funds directly to a tribe or a tribally designated housing entity (TDHE).
 PURPOSE:
The primary purpose of the IHBG is to provide low-income Indian
families with housing assistance.
 ELIGIBILITY:
Eligible IHBG recipients are federally recognized Indian tribes or their
TDHE, and a limited number of state recognized tribes.
 Website: http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/ih/grants/ihbg.cfm
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Eligible IHBG Housing Activities
 Indian Housing Assistance:
– Modernization for housing previously developed under the
U.S. Housing Act of 1937 CAS (current assisted stock) units.
– Operating and maintaining CAS units.
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Housing Development
Housing Services
Housing Management Services
Crime Prevention & Safety
Planning & Administration
Model Activities
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Fort Bidwell
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Indian Community Development Block
Grant (ICDBG)
 TYPE:
Grant funding to develop viable communities, including infrastructure
development, Community or Public Facilities, New housing construction,
and Economic opportunities, principally for persons of low-to-moderate
income.
 ELIGIBILITY:
Eligible applicants are Indian tribes or tribal organizations on behalf of
Indian tribes.
 The ICDBG program provides funding for two categories:
– (1) Single- purpose grant ($23 million for SWONAP for FFY 2012), and
(2) Imminent Threat.
 Applications are submitted under a competitive Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA) is published in the Federal Register.
 Website: http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/ih/grants/icdbg.cfm
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Indian Community Development Block
Grant (ICDBG) continued
Most Common Single-Purpose project activities
include:
Land Acquisition for new housing
Housing Rehabilitation
Public facilities and improvements
Homeownership Assistance
Economic Development
Microenterprise Programs
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OHKAY OWINGEH HOUSING AUTHORITY
OWE’NEH BUPINGAH REHABILITATION PROJECT
(21 units)
Multi-year, affordable housing, rehabilitation project within the historic pueblo core on the east bank of the Rio Grande River. The
915 acre historic core today contains over 100 buildings including ancient house blocks, an historic 1890 chapel, a larger church
constructed on the original footprint of the 1598 mission church, and various tribal government facilities. The condition of the
historic buildings is very poor. An historic preservation plan was developed to establish the Pueblo’s goals to preserve living
traditions - including the use of indigenous materials such as adobe and mud plaster. Work began with an educational project
through which tribal youth were trained in architectural surveying and satellite-based GPS technology. Tribal elders have also
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been involved in the project through an oral history project that has recorded memories of traditions and buildings.
Construction
is underway for 21 homes and HUD ICDBG funding has been received for an additional 10 homes.
Imminent Threat Grants
(Under the ICDBG program)
◊ Imminent Threat grant are funded through an
annual set-aside of ICDBG funds.
◊ Eligible applications are funded on a first-come,
first-served basis.
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Imminent threat to health and safety
Not of a recurring nature
Represents a unique and unusual circumstance
Impacts an entire service area
Other sources of funding are not available
Independent verification (i.e., IHS, BIA, County Health
Department)
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Section 184 Indian Housing Loan
Guarantee Program
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Loan Guarantee Eligible Activities
Construction of new housing, including manufactured
housing affixed to a permanent foundation (1 to 4 units)
Rehabilitation of existing housing
Acquisition of existing housing
Acquisition and rehabilitation of existing housing
Refinancing existing higher rate home loans
Website: http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/ih/homeownership/184/
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Title VI of NAHASDA
(Housing Activities Loan
Guarantee Program under IHBG)
 The purpose of the Title VI loan guarantee program is
to assist IHBG recipients that want to finance eligible
affordable housing activities but not able to secure
financing without the assistance of the federal
guarantee.
 The tribe or TDHE leverages IHBG (the needs component)
funds to finance affordable housing activities today by
pledging future grant funds as security for the
repayment of the guaranteed obligation.
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JICARILLA APACHE HOUSING AUTHORITY
10 SCATTERED SITE HOMES (Dulce, New Mexico)
JAHA has applied for a HUD Title VI grant to build ten new homes on scattered sites in a high desert Ponderosa forested are
in northern New Mexico, near Colorado. JAHA plans to provide as many environmentally responsible measures as possible,
including EnergyStar rated manufactured housing, energy efficient appliances &fixtures, insulated windows &doors, high
performance building envelopes, water conservation measures such as low-flow plumbing fixtures &rainwater harvesting, and
healthy indoor air quality. JAHA also plans to protect the existing trees on site, to providing a limited construction boundary, and
to learning more about recycling construction waste. The design process will include a community participation
element
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ensure the homes meet the needs of tribal members.
Title VI of NAHASDA
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 The tribe or TDHE repays the obligation.
 If the tribe or TDHE fails to repay the debt, HUD honors
the guarantee and seeks reimbursement from the tribe’s or
TDHE’s future IHBG funds.
 Website: http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/ih/homeownership/titlevi/
Andrea V. Dunyon – Loan Guarantee Coordinator
email: Andrea.V.Dunyon@hud.gov
Phone: (602) 379-7202
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Sustainability & Green Building
Initiatives
EPA-HUD:
Tribal Building Codes
“Green” Building & Energy Efficiency
HUD-EPA-DOT:
Sustainable Planning Grants
HUD-EPA-DOT:
Liveable Communities Initiative
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Partnership for Sustainable
Communities
 HUD, DOT, EPA have formed the Partnership for
Sustainable Communities and are committed to aligning
programs and resources in support of 6 Livability
Principles.
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Helpful Resources/Websites
 Explore more than 30 U.S. Federal
Agency Resources: U.S.
government services and programs
for Native Americans
 HUD’s PIH Notices to Tribes and
TDHEs :
http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/ih/r
egs/notices.cfm.
 HUD Office of Sustainable Housing
and Communities:
www.hud.gov/sustainability.
 American Recovery &
Reinvestment Act information:
www.recovery.gov.
 Government Information by Topic:
http://www.usa.gov/.
 Federal Register Today:
http://www.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/frcont.html.
 HUD PIH Environmental Resources:
http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/ih/co
detalk/resources/env.cfm
 National Resource Database for
Tribal Water System Operators:
www.smallwatersupply.org
 Asset Building for Native
Communities:
http://www.idaresources.org/page?pag
eid=a047000000ArRPk
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Southwestern States
Inter Tribal Councils
 Inter Tribal Council of Arizona: http://www.itcaonline.com/
 Inter Tribal Council of California: http://www.itccinc.org/
 Inter Tribal Council of Nevada: http://www.itcn-snac.org/
 All Indian Pueblos Council (of New Mexico):
http://www.20pueblos.org/
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Salt River Community Elder Housing
Property
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Low Income Housing Tax Credit Project –
Mescalero Apache, Ruidoso, NM
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Fire Station Financed with ICDBG
Pascua Yaqui, Arizona
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Construction in progress-All Mission
Indian Housing Authority, Escondido, CA
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Federal Resources
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USDA Rural Development http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/Home.html
Rural Utilities Service (USDA): http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/UEP_Grant_Program.html.
Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Indian Self-Determination Services
Department of Justice, (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (Native Americans)
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/programs/aiana.htm
General Services Administration (GSA)
https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/advantage/main/start_page.do
US Department of Commerce - MDBA (Minority Business Development Agency)
http://www.mbda.gov/
OCC Native American Banking Resource Directory
www.occ.gov/topics/community-affairs/publications/index-ca-publications.html
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – Disaster Preparedness & Recovery
http://www.fema.gov/index.shtm.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Office of Native Affairs & Policy
http://www.fcc.gov/indians/.
Administration for Native Americans (ANA):
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Federal Resources (continued)
 Department of Energy's (DOE)Tribal
Energy Program
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy/
 Economic Development Administration
www.eda.gov.
 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Region 9 Tribal Solid Waste:
http://www.epa.gov/region9/waste/trib
al/index.html
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Region 9 Green Building:
http://www.epa.gov/region9/greenbuild
ing/index.html
 Small Business Administration (SBA)
http://www.sba.gov/
 Department of Treasury CDFI Fund
http://www.cdfifund.gov
 Indian Health Service (IHS)
http://www.ihs.gov/
 Department of Health & Human Services
(HRSA)
http://www.hrsa.gov/publichealth/com
munity/indianhealth/index.html
 Rural Community Assistance
Corporation (RCAC) Training & Events:
http://www.rcac.org/doc.aspx?58
 Enterprise Green Communities
Sustainability Training Grants:
http://www.greencommunitiesonline.org/too
ls/funding/grants/sustainability/index.asp.
 Native American Business Enterprise
Center
www.ncaied.org
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THANK YOU for
your interest in HUD’s
programs for Tribes and Native
American communities!
For assistance and additional information, contact
Southwest Office of Native American Programs:
Carolyn O’Neil
Administrator
Carolyn.J.O’Neil@hud.gov
(602) 379-7235
OR
Sarah D. Olson
Grants Management Specialist.
Sarah.D.Olson@hud.gov
(602) 379-7233