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2025

04-17-2025Indian Community Development Block Grant - Imminent Threat Program Funding Notice
01-13-2025Tribal Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Expansion Program – Funding Notice

2024

11-20-2024Webinar - Radon in Tribal Housing
11-14-2024Notification that the Deadline for Submitting Comments on the HUD/IHS Housing-related Infrastructure for Tribal Communities Tribal Consultation has been Extended - January 8, 2025.
11-06-2024Deadline for Submitting Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Interim Funding Requests in the Grants Evaluation and Management System (GEMS)
09-24-2024ONAP Seeks Tribal Feedback on Draft Sections of the Section 184 Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Policy Handbook
09-10-2024Tribal Directory Assessment Tool (TDAT) Enhancement Project
09-09-2024HUD,HHS and IHS Seeking Feedback on Water and Sewer
08-02-2024Simplified Environmental Reviews – Programmatic and Limited Scope Review Training
05-30-2024FY 2025 Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Formula Allocation Estimates
05-29-2024Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Program – Notice of Funding Opportunity
05-24-2024Requesting Tribal Feedback – Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Program
05-16-2024Tribal Consultation on HUD’s Annual Budget
05-15-2024Indian Community Development Block Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Applicant Training
05-13-2024BABA Tribal Waiver Extended Through September 30, 2024
05-07-2024Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) formula allocation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024
05-01-2024Permanent Supportive Housing Capital Costs through the Continuum of Care Program
04-11-2024Announcement of Continuum of Care Tribal Homelessness Network
03-29-2024Tribes, Tribally Designated Housing Entities and Tribal Housing Authorities Public Engagement Listening Session on HUD’s Draft 2024-2028 Environmental Justice Strategic Plan
03-27-2024Innovative Housing Showcase June 7-9, 2024
03-20-2024Section 184 Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Program – Final Rule Published in the Federal Register
02-15-2024Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Applicant Training
01-26-2024Indian Community Development Block Grant Program Regulations – Tribal Consultation Schedule
01-24-2024New Deadline for Submitting FY 2024 IHBG Formula Interim Funding Requests in the GEMS
01-19-2024Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Program – Notice of Funding Opportunity

2023

12-01-2023New Deadline for Submitting FY 2024 Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Formula Interim Funding Requests in the Grants Evaluation and Management System (GEMS)
10-17-2023Deadline for Submitting Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Interim Funding Requests in the Grants Evaluation and Management System (GEMS)
10-04-2023Tribal Consultations – Indian Community Development Block Grant Program Regulations
08-22-2023Additional Training Webinars for the Environmental Review Process
08-18-2023Nationwide Rollout of the Grants Evaluation and Management System
07-28-2023Deadline for New Veterans Benefits
07-26-2023Training Webinars – Indian Community Development Block Grant Program
07-14-2023HUD Office of Environment and Energy’s Upcoming Radon Webinar Series
07-13-2023Tribal Directory Assessment Tool (TDAT) Enhancement Project
07-07-2023Final Virtual Tribal Consultation for Certification of Tribal Housing
06-30-2023Indian Community Development Block Grant- Notice of Funding Opportunity
06-29-2023Tribal Consultation- Indian Community Development Block Grant Program Regulations
06-22-2023Tribal Consultation for CDBG-PRICE Initiative
06-01-2023FY 2024 Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Formula Allocation Estimates
04-27-2023HUD’s Proposed Federal Flood Risk Management Standard Rule
04-21-2023Announcement of the Tribal/Interagency Environmental Streamlining Toolkit (TIES) and Consultation May 17, 2023
02-27-2023Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Formula Allocation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023
02-23-2023Draft Departmental Policy for Addressing Radon in the Environmental Review Process Notice
01-27-2023Section 184 Skilled Workers Demonstration Program
01-26-2023Proposed Rule for Tribal Housing Counseling Certification

2022

12-22-2022Affordable Connectivity Program Funding Opportunity
12-21-2022Section 184 Proposed Rule Published in the Federal Register
12-09-20222022 Tribal Nations Summit
11-21-2022Tribal Consultation – Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program Proposed Rule/Regulations
10-21-2022Tribal Consultation – Indian Community Development Block Grant – Imminent Threat Grant Ceilings and General Programmatic Improvements
10-14-2022Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Program – Extension of the Application Deadline for the Notice of Funding Opportunity
10-11-2022Consultation on Tribal Directory Assessment Tool (TDAT) Enhancement Project; Attachment TDAT Information Request Form
10-04-2022Consultation on HUD’s Draft Departmental Policy for Addressing Radon in the Environmental
Review Process Notice; Attachment HUD’s Draft Departmental Policy for Addressing Radon in the Environmental Review Process Notice
08-24-2022Training Webinars for Indian Community Development Block Grant Program and Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Program Applicants
08-24-2022Tribal Consultation on Youth Homelessness and Funding Opportunities
08-18-2022BABA applies a new purchasing preference for American-made products that could significantly impact Tribal infrastructure projects. Consultation will be held virtually on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, from 2:00-5:00pm ET. Prior to this consultation, a virtual Tribal caucus session will be held from 1:00-2:00pm ET.
08-16-2022HUD Seeking Tribal Feedback for Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Implementation
08-05-2022Indian Community Development Block Grant – Notice of Funding Opportunity
08-01-2022Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Program Notice of Funding Opportunity
05-16-2022Training Webinars on the Environmental Review Process
05-12-2022FY 2022 IHBG Formula Final Allocation
05-10-2022Affordable Connectivity Program Provides Monthly Subsidy for Internet Service
04-08-2022Tribal Consultation on HUD's Proposed Regulatory Changes to Rules on Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations in HUD Programs
04-08-2022ONAP ARP Recovery Training and Technical Assistance Initiative
04-01-2022HUD Seeking Nominations for Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee
02-18-2022Suspension of Applications for Indian Community Development Block Grant
Imminent Threat American Rescue Plan Act Program
01-19-2022Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Program Feedback
01-11-2022Tribal Consultation on HUD's Proposed Rule on Mortgage Insurance for Transactions Involving Downpayment Assistance Programs
01-10-2022CARES Act Reporting Update

2021

12-28-2021Introducing GEMS—A Streamlined Approach to Grant Administration
12-17-2021IHBG-CARES and IHBG-ARP Expenditures
12-17-2021Tribal Consultation on FY 2022 CoC Program Competition and Funding Opportunities
11-29-2021Training Sessions – Tribal Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (Tribal HUD-VASH) Expansion Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
11-15-2021Tribal Consultation on the Impact of Proposed Changes to the Indian Community Development Block Grant Program Regulations
11-02-2021Tribal Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (Tribal HUD-VASH) Expansion Program – Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Published
09-29-2021CARES Act Reporting Update
09-09-2021Training Webinars for the Indian Community Development Block Grant Program and Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Program Notices of Funding Opportunities
09-08-2021Taking Action to Prevent Evictions
09-01-2021Tribal Consultation on the Implementation Plan to Develop a Coordinated Environmental Review Process
08-25-2021Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Competitive Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
08-24-2021Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
08-18-2021Draft Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection Regulations for Comment
08-06-2021CDC Eviction Moratorium Extension
07-20-2021Indian Community Development Block Grant American Rescue Plan (ICDBG-ARP) Implementation Notice Published and Training Scheduled
07-19-2021Emergency Rental Assistance Program Webinar for Tribes and TDHEs
07-06-2021Summer Heat and Safety
06-30-2021Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee program (Section 184) and Section 184A Native Hawaiian Home Loan Guarantee program (Section 184A) extension of foreclosure and eviction moratoriums and further expansion of
the COVID-19 Forbearance
06-29-2021CDC Issues an Order Extending the Eviction Moratorium to July 31, 2021
06-28-2021CARES Act Reporting
06-10-2021Consultation on Updating HUD’s Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection Regulations
06-08-2021Rescheduling CDC Eviction Moratorium and Prevention Resources Webinar
05-28-2021FY 2022 IHBG Estimate Cover Letter
05-27-2021Consultation on the Coordinated Environmental Review Process Implementation Plan
05-18-2021FCC's Emergency Broadband Benefit
05-17-2021Consultation on the FY2021 Continuum of Care Program Competition
04-19-2021Financial Resources through the ARP Act of 2021
04-14-2021IHBG-ARP Implementation Notice
04-08-2021Strengthening Tribal Consultation – Plan of Actions
03-30-2021Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Issues an Order extending the Eviction Moratorium
to June 30, 2021
03-26-2021CARES Act Reporting Update
03-25-2021Allocations for the Indian Housing Block Grant program under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
03-19-2021Tribal Consultation-Implementing ICDBG under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
03-18-2021Secretary Fudge- March 23, 2021 Tribal Consultation
03-12-2021American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
03-08-2021Strengthening Tribal Consultation- Session 2
03-04-2021Tribal Housing and Related Infrastructure Interagency Task Force (THRIITF)
03-03-2021Reminder of Deadline for FY 2022 Census Challenges
03-01-2021Tribal Consultation for Continuum of Care Program
02-25-2021FY21 Final Formula Allocation
02-18-2021Supporting Access to COVID-19 Vaccinations
02-17-2021Corrections to FR-6400-N-73 - Technical Corrections to the Tribal HUD-VASH NOFA
02-03-2021Strengthening Tribal Consultation
01-29-2021Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issues an Order extending the Eviction Moratorium to March 31, 2021
01-28-2021Publication of Tribal Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (Tribal HUD-VASH) Expansion Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) Training Sessions
01-15-2021Publication of Tribal Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (Tribal HUD-VASH) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)

2020

12-18-2020Tribal Consultation for Housing Counselor Certification Requirements
12-17-2020CARES Act recipients will not be required to submit a quarterly report (Oct. 1st- Dec. 31st) for the January 10, 2021 deadline.
11-04-2020Training for CARES Act Reporting
10-23-2020CARES Act Reporting Requirements
10-23-2020Publication of Section 3 Final Rule and Impact on Tribes and TDHEs
09-10-2020Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG)-Competitive Grant Program: 1) Corrected Application Package and 2) Training Session
08-11-2020FY 2020 Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Grant NOFA
05-29-2020FY 2021 IHBG Formula Allocation Estimates
05-27-2020Section 184 Skilled Worker Program
05-19-2020ICDBG-CARES Implementation Training
05-15-2020ICDBG-CARES Implementation Notice
04-22-2020Publication of IHBG-CARES Implementation Notice
04-15-2020Input Requested on ICDBG-CARES Act Grant Ceilings
04-14-2020COVID-19 Statutory and Regulatory Waiver Authority
04-03-2020

Allocations for IHBG program under the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act- (IHBG-CARES Formula Allocations)

Funding Summary

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03-25-2020ONAP Status and Recommendation of Temporary Moratorium on all Evictions and Foreclosures under ONAP Grant Programs
02-14-2020Proposed Rule on Downpayment Requirements under FHA’s Single-family Mortgage Insurance Programs
02-13-2020Two-Year Notices of Funding Availability for ONAP Competitive Programs

2019

07-16-2019Proposed Regulatory Changes to Rules for Equal Participation of Faith Based Organizations in HUD Programs
06-03-2019Expanding the Tribal HUD-VASH program
05-07-2019Notice of Funding Availability-IHBG Competitive Grant Program
04-23-2019Section 184 Draft Proposed Regulations – Additional Consultation Sessions
04-19-2019Secretary Carson letter regarding Opportunity Zones
04-04-2019

Section 184 Draft Proposed Regulations – Tribal 60-day Comment Period

03-28-2019Introducing PDAS Hunter Kurtz
02-25-2019Reopened ICDBG Application period
02-15-2019FY2019 Funding Bill Announcement

2018

11-05-2018

Tribal input on subparts B & C of the draft proposed Section 184 regulations.

06-27-2018Update on Section 184 Regulations and homeownership opportunities in Indian Country
05-16-2018Environmental Regulatory Reform
05-08-2018Comments to Environmental Review Online System Roll-out
04-05-2018

Section 184 Tribal Consultation Update

03-12-2018Section 184 National Information call and scheduled consultation sessions
02-02-2018Section 184 Consultation Sessions
01-26-2018Earned Income Tax Credit Outreach Resources

2017

12-01-2017Seeking comments regarding EPIC Roll out May 1, 2018
10-03-2017Ms. Dominique Blom, New General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing
09-22-2017

Coordinated Environmental Review Initiative

08-01-2017FY 2018 Formula Response Form delay and new deadlines
07-21-2017

ConnectHome Program Expansion

02-07-2017

Coordinated Environmental Review Initiative moving forward with recommendations.

2016

12-21-2016

Establishment of HUD’s Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee and Call for Nominations

12-14-2016

Coordinated Environmental Review Initiative review of draft documents:

11-22-2016

24 CFR Part 1000 Revisions to the Indian Housing Block Grant Program Formula Final Rule

11-01-2016

Proposed rule on new floodplain elevation standards

08-26-2016Environmental Justice public meetings scheduled in four cities
06-27-2016Tribal Consultation Policy and Advisory Committee Structure
06-23-2016Proposed fee increase for participation in Section 184
06-20-2016Housing Needs Study Draft Report to be issued July 7, 2016
05-31-2016Proposed rule to revise the Indian Housing Block Grant Formula
05-18-20162016 Youth Summer Opportunity Project
05-09-2016Tribal Consultation on equal access to HUD’s programs regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status.
02-10-2016

Coordinated Environmental Review Initiative

2015

10-23-2015Tribal HUD-VA Supportive Housing Initiative announced in Federal Register.
09-03-2015Announcement of Deputy Assistant Secretary, Rodger Boyd’s, retirement on October 2, 2015.
08-28-2015Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) FY 2015 Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG)
*See Full NOFA for Application deadline
07-24-2015Update on Tribal HUD- Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD VASH) Program
05-29-2015Invitation to Consultation at NCAI Mid-Year Conference regarding Coordinated Environmental Review Initiative
04-24-2015

Coordinated Environmental Review Initiative

04-13-2015Proposed Revisions to Consultation Policy
01-28-2015LGBT Non-Discrimination Possible Regulatory Changes
01-26-2015HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Demonstration Program Design

2014

11-19-2014

Proposed changes to equal participation of faith-based organizations in HUD programs

11-12-2014Revised draft of Tribal Government-to-Government Consultation Policy