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HUD No. 02-Modoc Sherry Hunt www.hud.gov/news

For Release Tuesday March 12, 2002

HUD AWARDS $80,155 NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT TO MODOC TRIBE

OKLAHOMA CITY - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $80,155 to the Housing Authority of the Modoc Tribe as a block grant to provide a wide range of housing services for Native Americans. This block grant approach to housing for Native Americans was enabled by the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) of 1996. This legislation considered the unique housing needs of Native Americans, and addressed those problems by deregulating the tribes, and combining all HUD funds for Native Americans into one needs-based block grant. The Tribes are empowered with the responsibility of determining how those funds should be used to address needs specific to their own communities.

The award to the Housing Authority of the Modoc Tribe was based on a housing plan submitted by the Tribe and approved by HUD. The funds will be used to continue to maintain and administer 22 rental homes by conducting annual inspections and performing needed maintenance. The Housing Authority will also continue development of infrastructure for future homeownership units. The Native American Housing Block Grant program is administered by HUD's Southern Plains Office of Native American Programs for Tribes located in the states of Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Missouri and Kansas.