Riverside, San Diego County Indian Tribes Receive $6.2M In Fed Grants

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Monday it awarded $95 million to 55 communities through the Indian Community Development Block Grant Program — including to tribes in Riverside and San Diego counties.

The ICDBG program is a competitive grant that provides a range of eligible activities on reservations and related areas, including infrastructure, community facilities, housing rehabilitation, land acquisition, economic development and more, according to HUD.

The agency reported the following ICDBGP awards were provided:

• $875,000 to the All Mission Indian Housing Authority for the Cahuilla Band of Indians in Anza. The money will be used to build two housing units for low- and moderate-income tribal members.
• $1,125,000 to the All Mission Indian Housing Authority for the La Jolla Band of Mission Indians in Pauma Valley. The money will be used to build infrastructure for a new housing development for low- and moderate-income tribal households.
• $1,656,709 to the La Posta Band of Mission Indians in Boulevard. The money will be used to increase the availability of affordable housing by building four new residential units for low- and moderate-income tribal households.
• $969,241 to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians in Valley Center to rehabilitate 11 privately owned homes of low- and moderate-income tribal families.
• $910,000 to the All Mission Indian Housing Authority for the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians in Anza. The money will be used to improve the availability of affordable housing by building two housing units for low- and moderate-income tribal elders.
• $725,000 to the All Mission Indian Housing Authority for the Torres-Martinez Band of Cahuilla Indians in Thermal. The money will be used to build a rental duplex to provide affordable housing for low- and moderate-income tribal elders.

"The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to sharing resources with Tribal communities so they can meet their own unique needs," HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge said in a released statement. "The funding announced today will help make Tribal communities safer, healthier, and help families thrive.”

In total, 13 awards totaling nearly $18 million were handed out in California. See the list here.