Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages
Links: Sam.gov listing; HUD program page
This program aims to develop viable Indian communities, including the creation of decent housing, suitable living environments, and economic opportunities primarily for persons with low- and moderate-incomes.
Average award: $1,770,000 for FY2022
Number of awards: 83 awards for FY2022
Cost share/matching required: No
Most recent deadline: October 24, 2022
Expected Award Cycle: Every 2 years
Most recently, this opportunity opened on July 29, 2022, with a closing deadline of October 24, 2022. In FY2019, this program moved from an annual cycle to a biennial cycle with a solicitation offered every two years and covering a two-fiscal-year period per release.
The Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program offers funding for the development of viable Indian and Alaska Native communities. Funds may be used for projects such as:
- Housing rehabilitation
- New housing construction
- Economic development projects
- Acquisition to support new housing, homeownership assistance, healthcare facilities, public facilities, and business development projects
- Public services
- Infrastructure
- Eligible activities geared towards tribal youth
Tribes may also apply for ICDBG Imminent Threat Grants, which provide funds to address issues that have an immediate negative impact on public health or safety of tribal residents.
In FY 2022, single purpose grants ranged from $600,000 to $5,000,000 and HUD awarded $147 million to 83 grantees. Award ceilings vary by region; in the 2022 solicitation regional award maximums ranged from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000. Cost sharing or matching is not required under this grant; but applicants are encouraged to leverage other Federal and non-Federal awards. Applicants who leverage this grant with other funds receive points in the proposal scoring criteria.
- Tribes: Any Indian tribe, band, group, or nation, including Alaska Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos, and any Alaska Native village of the United States which is considered an eligible recipient under Title I of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act) or which had been an eligible recipient under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972.
- Tribal Organizations: Entities that are eligible under Title I of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act that have been authorized by a tribal organization to apply on behalf of any Indian tribe, band, group, nation, or Alaska Native village eligible under that act.
- $800,000 to Kickapoo Traditional Tribe (TX) for the construction of a daycare and Head Start center and eventually the addition of an elementary and secondary school.
- $600,000 to the Native Village of Nanwalek (AK) to construct an Early Childhood Development Center.
- $208,032 to Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community (OR) for the design and construction of a preschool addition.
Submit application via Grants.gov. Application components include a project summary, narrative, workplan narrative, budget narrative, tribal resolution attesting that Citizen Participation requirements were followed, demonstration that at least 70% of grant funds will be used for project benefitting low- and moderate-income persons, and various HUD forms including application for assistance, disclosures, implementation schedule, and cost summary.
There are additional requirements for certain projects and circumstances. For example, proposals for non-housing projects must submit demographic data about the number of low- and moderate-income people who will benefit from the project. Additionally, applications submitted on behalf of an Indian tribe must include a tribal certification(s) or resolution(s) on official letterhead attesting to authority to submit or include existing Indian Housing Plan (IHP) certifications that state that the tribe has delegated authority to apply on behalf of the tribe without prior review.
Applicants may include more than one project in a request; however, the total funding may not exceed the grant ceiling set for a cycle, regardless of the number of projects proposed. HUD will evaluate and score all projects covered in the application together and will not separately score each project.
Questions regarding specific program requirements for the most recent solicitation can be emailed to ONAP Grants Management Director [email protected]