Senator Bingaman: Laguna and Isleta Pueblos to Benefit from HUD Grant
By admin - Posted on June 18th, 2009
Tagged: American Indians
• Congress
• Housing
• HUD
• Jeff Bingaman
• Native Americans
• New Mexico
• Pueblo
• Senate
June 17, 2009 -- WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman reported today that two New Mexico Pueblos will share over $2 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Laguna Housing Development and Management Enterprise will receive $1.5 million and Isleta Pueblo Housing Authority will receive $939,337 to help provide affordable housing in their communities.
“Quality, affordable housing is out of reach for many people in our state and the problem is especially prevalent on tribal lands. I am pleased that the federal government is making an investment in Laguna and Isleta Pueblo,” Bingaman said.
Funds were awarded through HUD’s Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) Indian Housing Block Grant Program. The pueblos can use the funds to implement a number of affordable housing activities. Those activities may include: new construction, acquisition, modernization or rehabilitation of rental or owner-occupied housing.
Source: Senator Jeff Bingaman
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