Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman reported today the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released over $14 million in grant funding to help provide housing assistance to New Mexico Native American communities.

Funds were awarded through HUD's Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) Indian Housing Block Grant Program. The pueblos can use funding to implement a number of affordable housing activities. Those activities may include: new construction, acquisition, modernization or rehabilitation of rental or owner-occupied housing.

"This funding will be used to help ensure that these New Mexico tribal communities can provide safe and affordable housing to more residents," Bingaman said.

The following organizations have been awarded funding:

• Isleta Pueblo Housing Authority: $1.004 million
• Jicarilla Apache Housing Authority: $1.356 million
• Laguna Housing Development and Management Enterprises: $1.48 million
• Nambe Pueblo Housing Authority : $612,500
• Northern Pueblos Housing Authority: $670,996
• Okhay Owingeh Housing Authority: $710,563
• Pueblo of Acoma Housing Authority: $1.085 million
• Pueblo of Cochiti Housing Authority: $307,017
• Pueblo of Jemez: $555,986
• Pueblo of Pojoaque Housing Corporation: $203,990
• Pueblo of Sandia: $285,710
• Pueblo of Zia: $236,670
• San Felipe Housing Authority: $582,351
• Santa Clara Housing Authority: $884,633
• Santo Domingo Tribal Housing Authority: $984,831
• Tamaya Housing Incorporated: $204,157
• Taos Pueblo Housing: $487,904
• Zuni Housing Authority : $3.04 million