# Indian Housing Assistance (15.141)

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Indian Housing Assistance is run by Department of the Interior. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $4.3 million in 20 grants, about $212,823 per award.

## Objectives

To use the Housing Improvement Program (HIP) resources of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to eliminate substantially substandard Indian owned and inhabited housing for very low income eligible Indians living in approved tribal service areas. This effort is assisted by the Indian Health Service (Department of Health and Human Services) which provides water and sanitary systems for houses repaired or built with HIP funds.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $752,311 | 6 |
| 2022 | $1.2 million | 10 |
| 2023 | $2.2 million | 7 |
| 2024 | $137,942 | 7 |
| 2025 | -$54 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Passamaquoddy Tribe | Maine | $1.2 million |
| Comanche Nation | Oklahoma | $491,283 |
| Cheyenne Arapaho Tribe | Oklahoma | $378,700 |
| Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians | Mississippi | $332,241 |
| Seneca Nation of Indians | New York | $269,399 |
| Chickahominy Indian Tribe | Virginia | $226,702 |
| Narragansett Indian Tribe | Rhode Island | $225,636 |
| Rappahannock Tribe | Virginia | $170,016 |
| Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma | Oklahoma | $149,415 |
| Catawba Indian Nation | South Carolina | $145,393 |
| Mi'Kmaq Nation | Maine | $97,848 |
| Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana Tribal Office | Louisiana | $97,231 |
| Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe | Virginia | $95,201 |
| Pamunkey Indian Tribe | Virginia | $90,217 |
| Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation | Connecticut | $86,642 |
| Chickahominy Indian Tribe - Eastern Division | Virginia | $85,529 |
| Jena Band of Choctaw Indians | Louisiana | $69,795 |
| Monacan Indian Nation | Virginia | $19,657 |
| Colorado River Indian Tribes | Arizona | $409 |