[Federal Register: June 1, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 103)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5317-N-01]

 
Notice of Availability: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for 
Native American Housing Block Grant Program Under the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD announces the availability of, and funding criteria for, 
approximately $242,250,000 available in competitive grants to Indian 
tribes and other entities eligible to receive Native American Housing 
and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) funds under the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5, approved February 17, 
2009). The assistance is intended to preserve and create jobs, promote 
economic recovery, assist those impacted by the recession, and invest 
in transportation, environment and infrastructure that will provide 
long-term economic benefits. The notice establishing program 
requirements is available on the HUD Web site at: http://www.hud.gov/
recovery

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions on program requirements 
should be directed to your Area Office of Native American Programs 
(ONAP). A contact list for each Area ONAP can be found at http://
www.hud.gov/offices/pih/ih/codetalk/onap/map/nationalmap.cfm. Persons 
with hearing or speech impairments may access these numbers via TTY by 
calling the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

    Dated: May 21, 2009.
Paula O. Blunt,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. E9-12677 Filed 5-28-09; 11:15 am]

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