The headquarters of the Northern Ponca Housing Authority in Nebraska. Photo from Ponca Housing

The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced $60 million in grants as part of the Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program.

The grants were awarded to 90 tribes in nearly two dozen states, including Alaska. The money will be used for a wide range of community development and affordable housing projects, Secretary Julian Castro said.

“These grants will create better housing, spur economic development and support self-determination in Native American communities,” Castro said in a press release. “ICDBG funds are an important investment in the remote and low-income tribal communities that need it most."

The largest grant of $2.1 million went to the San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona for a rehabilitation project of 47 homes. The second largest grant of $1.1 million went to the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska to rehabilitate 82 homes.

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