Poarch Creek Indians Receive $1.55 Million Housing Grant

February 20, 2015

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians in Atmore have received a $1.55 million federal housing grant.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Thursday announced the $1,555,886 Indian Housing Block Grant for the Poarch Creeks.  The award was part of $651 million in grants awarded nationwide to 586 Native American tribes in 34 states.

IHBG allocations are distributed each year to eligible Indian tribes or their tribally designated housing entities for a range of affordable housing activities. The funds primarily benefit low-income families living on Indian reservations or in other American Indian and Alaska Native communities. The amount of each grant is based on a formula that considers local needs and housing units under management by the tribe or designated entity.

Eligible activities for the funds include housing development, assistance to housing developed under the Indian Housing Program of the 1937 Housing Act, housing services to eligible families and individuals, housing management services, crime prevention and safety, and model activities that provide creative approaches to solving affordable housing problems.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News