4 Louisiana Tribes Get Federal Money for Affordable Housing

4 Louisiana tribes get federal money for affordable housing

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Four Louisiana tribal communities were awarded a portion of a national award of $1.1 billion from the federal government for affordable housing. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $192 million in Indian Housing Block Grant funding for eligible southwestern tribes, including Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. The money can be used for housing development, operations and…

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Area Tribal governments received more than $56 million in grants Friday from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The HUD grants will assist Tribes in building affordable housing for tribal citizens. The Cherokee Nation received just over $50.4 million, the Osage Nation received nearly $2.9 million, the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians received almost $2.5 million and the Delaware Tribe of Indians received $576,000. …