Direct grants for Housing, Suitable Living Environments, and Economic Opportunities; The Indian Community Development Block Grant Program

Overview

The Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program provides direct grants for development such as decent housing, suitable living environments, and economic opportunities in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities. Projects funded by the ICDBG program must principally benefit low-and-moderate income persons (24 CFR 1003.208).

The program regulations provide for two categories of grants: Single Purpose and Imminent Threat.

Eligibility

“Eligible applicants for assistance include any American Indian tribe, band, group, or nation (including Alaska Indians, Aleut, and Eskimos) or Alaska Native village which has established a relationship to the Federal government as defined in the program regulations. In certain instances, tribal organizations may be eligible to apply.”

The ICDBG program provides funding for the categories below:

• Housing
  Housing rehabilitation, land acquisition to support new housing construction, and under limited circumstances, new housing construction.

• Community Facilities
  Infrastructure construction, e.g., roads, water and sewer facilities; and, single or multipurpose community buildings.

• Economic Development
  Wide variety of commercial, industrial, agricultural projects which may be recipient owned and operated or which may be owned and/or operated by a third party.