Updates and Reauthorizations in Tribal Housing Programs
Anthony Walters appointed as Executive Director for SWTHA in October 2021. NAHASDA commemorates its 25th Anniversary with special events. Reauthorization efforts for NAHASDA through bills like S.2264 and H.R. 5195 are underway. Congressional members are working on NAHASDA reauthorizations to be included in broader bills like the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act. Other tribal housing bills aim to improve Native American rural homeownership. Various bipartisan cosponsors are involved in these initiatives, focusing on enhancing housing programs for tribal communities.
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SWTHA Update Anthony Walters Executive Director October 2021
NAHASDA 25th Anniversary SPECIAL EVENT TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26th 2:00 PM Eastern October 2021
NAHASDA NAHASDA Reauthorization NAHASDA Reauthorization, S. 2264 9 bipartisan cosponsors: Schatz (HI), Murkowski (AK), Tester (MT), Hoeven (ND) Smith (MN), Cortez Masto (NV), Lujan (NM), Rounds (SD), Warren (MA) Key provisions: authorize NAHASDA programs through 2032 create an Assistant Secretary for Indian Housing at HUD re-establish a Drug Elimination Program for tribal communities Consolidate environment review requirements recognize tribal sovereignty to govern maximum rent requirements allow tribal housing programs to access the IHS sanitation funding make tribes eligible for HUD Housing Counseling grants HUD-VASH provisions Leveraging/use as matching other federal funds Next Step is Committee vote October 2021
NAHASDA NAHASDA Reauthorization H.R. 5195 Introduced by Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters Reported out of Committee on September 15 Key provisions Establish an Assistant Secretary for Indian Housing TDC allowances for energy efficiency upgrades HUD-VASH 5% Tribal Set-aside for USDA programs Tribal Eligibility for HUD Counseling grants Exemption from Flood Insurance Program 184 Tribal Court Jurisdiction Issue Issues with the bill: Authorization is set too low: $680M in FY 2022 Contains language targeting Five Tribes in Oklahoma that tribes don t support October 2021
NAHASDA Other NAHASDA Reauthorizations Members of Congress are preparing their versions of NAHASDA to be added to other larger pieces of must- pass bills American Housing and Economic Mobility Act (S. 1368, H.R. 2768) Re-authorizes NAHASDA for through 2031 $2.5 Billion for NAHASDA in first year Would allow tribes access to Section 8 housing vouchers October 2021
Other Tribal Housing Bills HUD-VASH Working with lead sponsors Is included in larger NAHASDA effort Native American Rural Homeownership Improvement Act, S. 2092 six bipartisan cosponsors: Smith (MN) and Rounds (SD) Tester (MT), Thune (SD), Cramer (ND), Schatz (HI) Would provide $50M from USDA Single Family Home Loan program to Native CDFIs to provide home loans in tribal communities October 2021
Infrastructure Package Infrastructure Updates Bipartisan Deal contained no housing Infrastructure/Budget Reconciliation Package Biden Administration overview contained over $200 billion for housing Administration s original proposal: $650M IHBG - $350M ICDBG - $1B IHBG Competitive Current House-version $784M IHBG - $784 IHBG Competitive - $334 ICDBG $7M NHHBG - $90M TTA/HUD Admin October 2021
Annual Appropriations FY22 Budget FY22 Budget Proposal from Biden Administration $1 Billion for tribal housing House passed THUD Approps in July $950 Million for tribal housing $722M for IHBG $150M IHBG Competitive $70M ICDBG $7M Training and Technical Assistance $1M Title VI Loan Guarantees October 2021
Annual Appropriations Programs Fiscal Year 2020 Fiscal Year 2021 Fiscal Year 2022 President s Budget Request NAIHC Recommendation Indian Housing Block Grants $723 million $646 million $647 million $966 million, no less than $755 million Competitive IHBG Climate Initiative T&TA grants Indian Community Development Block Grant $100 million $100 million $7 million $70 million $100 million $100 million $7 million $70 million $7 million $70 million $7 million $100 million Title VI Loan Guarantee Section 184 Loan Guarantee Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant $0 ** $2 million $1.6 million $2 million $1 million $2 million $2 million $2 million $10 million $20 million $3.5 million $7 million Tribal HUD-VASH HIP Rural Development 502 Single Family Direct Loan $5 million $11.7 million $1.5 billion *general program, not tribal specific $1 million $11.7 million $1 billion *general program, not tribal specific $5 million $11.7 million $1 billion *general program, not tribal specific $7 million $23 million $1 billion (general) with tribal set-aside October 2021
HUD Grants HUD/ONAP Grants ICDBG-ARP Opens tomorrow at 3pm Eastern; Closes October 18 First Tier, tribes not awarded under CARES Act Second Tier, tribes that were fully funded under ICDBG-CARES FY21 ICDBG ~$76M; DEADLINE: October 25, 2021 FY21 IHBG Competitive $95M; DEADLINE: December 1, 2021 Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) $35M Nationally; DEADLINE: September 17, 2021 Continuum of Care $2.6B Nationally; DEADLINE: November 6, 2021 Tribes eligible in FY21 as project applicant within existing CoCs Eviction Protection $20M Nationally; DEADLINE: September 8, 2021 October 2021
Emergency Rental Assistance Reporting Guidelines released late June Q1/Q2 partial reports due on August 6 Treasury Updated FAQ August 25; HUD ONAP on July 8 Treasury recommends using Self-Attestation forms Nationwide, ERA grantees have spent 30% of all ERA1 funds and obligated 24.8% more funds through August Tribal Data (included in August report but tribal date from June 30 reports): Spent $76,109,580 (9.5%) Obligated $181,679,109 (22.7%) Best Practices Website, Online Attestation Form samples on Treasury ERAP website October 2021
Emergency Rental Assistance American Rescue Plan extended deadline to spend funds to September 30, 2022 Starting September 30 THIS YEAR, Treasury CAN reallocate more funding to Tribes that have spent 65% of their allocation This does NOT mean Tribes who have not spent 65% will automatically lose their funds on September 30, but Treasury can re-allocate excess funds , yet to be defined, from one ERA grantee to another Tribes should keep spending their funding as quickly as they can Treasury Deputy Secretary Adewale Adeyemo issues letter on September 24, stating tribal consultation will be held with tribes before any reallocation October 2021
Homeowner Assistance Fund Tribes received $498 Million to provide homeowner assistance Tribes must apply to claim their allocation (based on IHBG formula) by September 30 November 15 10% Available up-front, rest of allocation requires submission of a plan Still waiting on template/guidance Let NAIHC know if you have any updates/issues October 2021
NAIHC Legislative Committee New NAIHC Member Forums Monthly Forum 3rd week of month? Rotating Discussion on single topic Treasury Programs HUD Continuum of Care HUD Housing Counseling Tony Walters has been named to HUD Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee Essentially quarterly discussion on these topics Volunteers to help lead discussion October 2021
NAIHC Legal Symposium NAIHC Legal Symposium Monday - Wednesday, December 6-7-8 Mirage, Las Vegas, NV Tentative Agenda Monday: Legislative Committee in PM Tuesday: Opening Session, Members Meeting, Breakouts Wednesday: Breakouts, AMERIND meeting, Closing Session Registration is Open! NAIHC is mindful of COVID/safety issues, will monitor as we get closer to December October 2021
