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TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2001

Laguna Pueblo has been awarded $1.66 million grant for public housing improvements, Senator Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) said on Monday.

"Laguna Pueblo will be able to use these funds in a manner that best suits its residents, all with the aim of making better and affordable homes available," said Domenici.

The grant was awarded through the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-determination Act (NAHASDA) of 1996. Domenici is working to reauthorize the act through 2006.

Under the act, the Department of Housing and Urban Development provides funds to tribes, who use them for a wide variety of needs.

Get the Bill:
A bill to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996. (S.1210)

Relevant Links:
Office of Public and Indian Housing - http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih
Native Americans, HUD - http://www.hud.gov/native.html
Housing Authorities / Tribes, HUD - http://www.hud.gov/groups/phastribes.cfm

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