Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (ICDBG)

Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (ICDBG) is sponsored by Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Public and Indian Housing. Assists federally recognized tribes and Alaska Native villages with the development of viable Indian communities, including housing rehabilitation, land acquisition, community facilities, and economic development infrastructure.

Indian Community Development Block Grant Program (ICDBG) - Grants | HUD. gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Indian Community Development Block Grant Program (ICDBG) - Grants Indian Community Development Block Grant Program What is the Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) program?

The ICDBG Program provides eligible grantees with direct grants for use in developing viable Indian and Alaska Native Communities, including decent housing, a suitable living environment, and economic opportunities, primarily for low and moderate income persons. Projects funding by the ICDBG program must principally benefit low-and-moderate-income persons (24 CFR 1003. 208).

The program regulations provide for two categories of grants, Single Purpose and Imminent Threat: Single purpose grants are awarded on a competition basis pursuant to the terms published in an annual Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

Eligible applicants for assistance include any Indian tribe, band, group, or nation (including Alaska Indians, Aleut, and Eskimos) or Alaska Native village which has established a relationship to the Federal government as defined in the program regulations. In certain instances, tribal organizations may be eligible to apply.

The ICDBG program can provide funding for recipients in the following categories: Housing rehabilitation, land acquisition to support new housing construction, and under limited circumstances, new housing construction. Infrastructure construction, e.g., roads, water and sewer facilities; and, single or multipurpose community buildings.

Wide variety of commercial, industrial, agricultural projects which may be recipient owned and operated or which may be owned and/or operated by a third party. The ICDBG program is administered by the six area ONAPs with policy development and oversight provided by ONAP Headquarters. Each Area ONAP is responsible for a geographic jurisdiction that includes from 26 to over 200 eligible applicants.

The Secretary of HUD may set aside up to $5 million of each year’s allocation for the noncompetitive, first come-first served, funding of grants to eliminate or lessen problems which pose an imminent threat to public health or safety of tribal residents. PIH 2025-09 for the Indian Community Development Block Grant – Imminent Threat (ICDBG-IT) program. The Notice supersedes Program Guidance 2018-04, Imminent Threat Grants.

Related to Imminent Threats, HUD published FR-6301-N-02 Regulatory and Administrative Requirement Flexibilities Available to Native American Programs During CY 2022 and CY 2023 to Tribal Grantees To Assist With Recovery and Relief Efforts on Behalf of Families Affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters.

This Federal Register Notice provides waivers and flexibilities from HUD requirements for the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG), Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG), and Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant (NHHBG) for grantees located in areas that are covered by Presidentially Declared Disasters (PDDs). Refer to Section B. 1.

and 2. for a list of ICDBG waivers. View waiver for 2024-2025 .

Beginning July 9, 2026, Tribes/TDHEs can request up to 2 hours of targeted, direct ICDBG-IT-related TA. This virtual TA will assist Tribes/TDHEs navigate ICDBG-IT applicability and requirements and will answer questions related to: Determining if proposed activities are eligible for ICDBG-IT funding If applicable, understanding and planning next steps On-call TA is available at no cost to Tribes/TDHEs.

To request TA, please email [email protected] and include the following information: Primary contact (name, phone number, email) Prior experience with the ICDBG-IT grant Brief description of activity type Specific questions to address Current NOFO and Related Information FY2025 NOFO Documents and Training FY 2025 ICDBG Award Announcement DTL FY 2025 ICDBG NOFO on Grants.

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