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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema announced housing grants totaling $233.7 million for 20 Tribal communities across Arizona.
“Arizona is facing an affordable housing crisis, which has hit our state’s Tribal communities especially hard. These grants will go a long way towards addressing the critical needs of Arizona’s Tribal communities and getting more Arizonans housed,” Kelly said. “By investing in affordable and accessible housing, we’re investing in the future of these communities and ensuring more families can thrive.”
“All Arizonans deserve access to affordable housing. We’re proudly delivering today’s investments ensuring Tribal communities across Arizona have accessible, affordable places to call home,” Sinema said.
The Indian Housing Block Grants, issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, support the development and operation of low-income housing for tribes in Arizona. The Indian Housing Block Grant program assists grant recipients with affordable housing activities including new housing construction, rehabilitation, and housing services, on reservations and in Tribal communities.
Receiving grants are:
- Ak-Chin Indian Community — $883,719
- Cocopah Tribe — $1,197,976
- Colorado River Indian Tribes — $3,794,411
- Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation — $427,516
- Gila River Indian Community — $12,199,096
- Havasupai Tribe — $125,487
- Hopi Tribe — $14,898,369
- Hualapai Indian Tribe — $2,242,797
- Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians — $619,732
- Navajo Nation — $132,961,091
- Pascua Yaqui Tribe — $7,517,574
- Quechan Tribe — $2,525,141
- Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community — $3,989,046
- San Carlos Apache Tribe — $9,398,778
- San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe — $233,303
- Tohono O’odham Nation — $25,626,909
- Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona — $110,290
- White Mountain Apache (Fort Apache) — $13,114,610
- Yavapai-Apache Nation (Camp Verde) — $1,765,115
- Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe — $110,290
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