Membership Updates
Thank You for Attending This Year’s Legal Symposium!
Your participation as an attendee, presenter, exhibitor, or sponsor helped make the event a success! This year, we welcomed over 500 tribal leaders, tribal housing professionals, and industry partners for two days of learning and networking. NAIHC extends a big thank you to all breakout session presenters. The variety of session topics continues to make the Legal Symposium a must-attend event every year! Here are this year’s session presentations.
 
ACT NOW – Join NAIHC Advocacy Campaign and Urge Congress to Reauthorize NAHASDA and Extend ERA!
NAHASDA Reauthorization
Urge Congress to support NAHASDA reauthorization and provide greater certainty for tribal housing programs for the next decade!
Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA) Extension
Urge Congress to support a deadline extension for the Tribal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program so tribes can use their funds for vital services for one more year!
HUD Announces Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant Program NOFO
NAIHC Seeks Qualified Individuals for its Executive Director Position Based in Washington, D.C.
December Legislative Committee Meeting Recording from the Legal Symposium in Las Vegas, NV
 
HUD Announces First-Ever Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the members of the first-ever Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (TIAC). HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge is launching the committee to strengthen the nation-to-nation relationship between HUD and Tribal communities, coordinate policy across all HUD programs, and advise on the housing priorities of the American Indian and Alaska Native peoples. The function of TIAC is not to replace Tribal consultation, but rather serve as a tool to supplement it. The establishment of this first-ever committee follows consistent engagement between HUD and Tribes across the county.
HUD Announces Section 184 Skilled Worker Demonstration Program
For more information on how to apply, and to submit questions, please follow the link below to the view the Dear Lender Letter.
HUD Seeks Tribal Feedback on ICDBG Grant Ceilings and General Programmatic Improvements
President Biden to Host White House Tribal Nations Summit at the Department of the Interior in Washington D.C.
For more information and to view the White House Press Release, please follow the link below.
Federal Communications Commission Announces Affordability Connectivity Campaign with Tribal Specific Benefit Program
The Federal Communications Commission’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) provides a monthly internet service discount and a one-time connected device benefit from participating internet companies for qualifying low-income consumers living on Tribal lands. Eligible participants can benefit up to $75 to cover the cost of your internet service and a one-time device benefit of up to $100 for a computer, tablet, or laptop. For more information and to apply for the FCC Program, please follow the link below.
HUD to Publish a Proposed Rule on the Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee (Section 184) Program and Consultation Schedule
The Section 184 program is a home mortgage loan product specifically designed for American Indian and Alaska Native, Indian tribes, and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs). HUD has been working to expand and revise the regulations to meet the program’s growing demands and strengthen the program to ensure that it remains viable for many years to come. As a result, HUD announced national and regional Tribal consultation sessions during a proposed rule’s public comment period. At each consultation session, HUD officials will provide a brief overview of the proposed rule, its impact on Tribes and Tribal borrowers, and then listen to comments on the proposed rule from attendees. Written comments may also be submitted during the public comment period as directed in the proposed rule. Once the proposed rule is published in the Federal Register, HUD will issue a second Dear Tribal Leader Letter to announce the publication of the proposed rule along with a link to the rule.
If you are interested in submitting comments and questions please submit via email to [email protected].
Tribal Services for Housing Assistance Survey
Complete the Tribal Housing Assistance Survey for a Chance to Win a Gift Card – 20-Minute Survey Helps Us Help You!
- Check the Resource Hub website for your program’s information.
- If your tribe is not listed, that means a survey was not completed on behalf of your program.
- Please have someone on your team to take 20 minutes to complete the survey. Questions focus on the types of housing services your program offers to tribal members, and the types of funding used to provide those services, including the Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) and the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs.
HAF Technical Assistance Available for Tribal Housing Programs
 
 
NAIHC Leadership Institute
The National American Indian Housing Council is proud to launch its first eLearning course, Indian Housing Management, NAIHC’s original Leadership Institute course. In addition to popular and interactive live trainings, NAIHC is excited to expand the delivery of current training options to include the convenience of online learning.
Indian Housing Management | e-Learning | Click here to register
NAIHC/HUD Training Schedule
Classes are complete for the remainder of the year. Check the NAIHC website for updated schedule of trainings.
Partner Announcements
Travois Announces Their 23rd Annual Indian Country Affordable Housing & Economic Development Conference in Washington D.C.
Travois is excited to host their one-of-a-kind educational conference on April 17-19, 2023, to provide help for tribal entities interested in securing funds for affordable housing and economic developments in Tribal communities. Experts provide in-depth instruction the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program and share innovative practices in planning, securing financing, architectural design, construction monitoring, asset management and compliance and more.
This event is free for those working in housing, community or economic development and who serve American Indian, Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian communities.
For more information, please follow the link below.
Associated News and Updates
FEMA Releases First Ever National Tribal Strategy
On August 19, 2022, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released a national strategy to address its responsibilities when preparing for and responding to disasters on tribal lands. According to the strategy document, it reflects the feedback from 78 tribal nations gathered from a tribal consultation in 2022 and calls for FEMA to initiate a national study on tribal emergency management capacity and capabilities, expand communications and training with tribes, and develop tribal-specific technical assistance resources. Tribes are also eligible to apply for the FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program that has a $50 million set aside. Follow the link for the 2022-2026 FEMA National Tribal Strategy.
USDA Announces New Resources to Empower Indigenous Food Sovereignty
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced new resources and new agreements of the USDA Indigenous Food Sovereignty Initiative, which promotes traditional food ways, Indian Country food and agriculture markets, and Indigenous health through foods tailored to American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) dietary needs. USDA is partnering with tribal organizations on these projects to reimagine federal food and agriculture programs from an Indigenous perspective and inform future USDA programs and policies. The USDA Food Sovereignty Initiative was one of several efforts announced at the 2021 White House Tribal Nations Summit to better serve tribal governments, citizens, and organizations. To learn more about the Food Sovereignty Initiative, please follow the link below.
U.S. EPA Informational Webinar for Tribes on Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Funding Programs
Tribal consultation will be held to obtain input from tribes, based on the general programs authorized by the IRA. This consultation period will take place from October 28, 2022 – December 27, 2022, the consultation webinar will take place on November 15, 2022, at 2:30 PM Eastern Time. For more information and to register, please follow the link below.
Career Opportunities
Send the info to NAIHC!
South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition is Hiring!
 
- Executive Director
- Operations Manager
- Homeownership Program Manager
- Workforce Development Program Manager
- Workforce Development Training Coordinator
RFP Announcement!
The Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) and the Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) Seek Consultants for the new Tribal Supportive Housing Institute from December 2022 – September 2023.
Responses to the RFP should be submitted to: [email protected] by December 2nd, 2022.
For more information, please download the announcement below.