Oklahoma Tribes To Share Over $97 Million From HUD For Affordable Housing

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson announced more than $655 million in Indian Housing Block Grants (IHBG) to Native American Tribes in 38 States on Tuesday.<br/><br/>

Tuesday, February 18th 2020, 10:58 am

By: News On 6

Oklahoma Tribes To Share Over $97 Million From HUD For Affordable Housing

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson announced more than $655 million in Indian Housing Block Grants (IHBG) to Native American Tribes in 38 States on Tuesday.

Indian Housing Block Grants primarily benefit low-income Native American and Alaska Native families.

“President Trump and HUD are committed to providing our Native American Tribes with the tools they need to create better, affordable housing opportunities for their families,” said Secretary Ben Carson. “These grant funds will allow local leaders to build stronger and vibrant communities that drive more economic development.”

Indian Housing Block Grants primarily benefit low-income Native American and Alaska Native families.

Oklahoma's Native American tribes will share $97,556,963 of the grant money. For a full breakdown of the money allotted to each tribe see the table below.

Oklahoma	Absentee-Shawnee Tribe	Shawnee	$2,956,669
	Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town	Wetumka	$138,589
	Apache Tribe	Anadarko	$1,146,812
	Caddo Nation	Binger	$564,221
	Cherokee Nation	Tahlequah	$30,709,651
	Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes	Concho	$2,269,187
	Chickasaw Nation	Ada	$12,203,372
	Choctaw Nation	Durant	$11,025,271
	Citizen Potawatomi Nation	Shawnee	$2,430,589
	Comanche Nation	Lawton	$2,434,898
	Delaware Nation (Western)	Anadarko	$94,000
	Delaware Tribe of Indians (Eastern)	Bartlesville	$576,437
	Fort Sill Apache Tribe	Apache	$82,854
	Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma	Perkins	$110,473
	Kaw Nation	Kaw City	$751,550
	Kialegee Tribal Town	Wetumka	$218,592
	Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma	McLoud	$390,516
	Kiowa Indian Tribe	Carnegie	$1,166,790
	Miami Tribe	Miami	$74,594
	Modoc Tribe	Miami	$142,542
	Muscogee (Creek) Nation	Okmulgee	$16,239,743
	Osage Nation	Pawhuska	$1,295,488
	Otoe-Missouria Tribe	Red Rock	$370,368
	Ottawa Tribe	Miami	$229,552
	Pawnee Nation	Pawnee	$567,717
	Peoria Tribe	Miami	$1,520,559
	Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma	Ponca City	$894,402
	Quapaw Tribe	Quapaw	$196,791
	Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma	Stroud	$1,733,553
	Seminole Nation	Wewoka	$1,734,866
	Seneca-Cayuga Nation	Grove	$129,896
	Shawnee Tribe	Miami	$74,594
	Thlopthlocco Tribal Town	Okemah	$248,424
	Tonkawa Tribe	Tonkawa	$559,465
	United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians	Tahlequah	$1,224,082
	Wichita and Affiliated Tribes	Anadarko	$502,300
	Wyandotte Nation	Wyandotte	$547,556

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