OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded almost $9.6 million to 12 Native American tribes in Oklahoma.
The funding was announced Tuesday by HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan and HUD Regional Administrator Tammye Treviño. The money was awarded to improve or create housing and economic development opportunities for low to moderate-income families.
The grants are from HUD's Indian Community Development Block Grant Program. The program provides direct grants for developing Indian and Alaska Native communities, including housing, a suitable living environment and economic opportunities, primarily for low and moderate income persons.
In Oklahoma, the grants went to the Absentee Shawnee Tribe, the Cherokee Nation, the Chickasaw Nation, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, the Comanche Nation Housing Authority and the Iowa, Kaw, Muscogee (Creek), Ottawa, Quapaw, Tonkawa and Wyandotte tribes.