After Delivering Record Funding for Native American Housing Block Grant, Senator Murray Announces Nearly $75 Million to Address Housing Challenges in WA Tribal Communities 

As Appropriations Chair, Murray delivered a record $1.111 billion for the Indian Housing Block Grant—a $324 million increase over last year—despite budget caps

Senator Murray: “The Indian Housing Block Grant program is the most important tool we have to fund affordable housing for Tribal communities, and as Appropriations Chair, I fought hard to deliver record funding despite tough budget caps.”

Washington DC – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced nearly $75 million in grants for 29 Tribes throughout Washington state through the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program. The IHBG is the largest source of federal resources for housing for Tribal communities—providing flexible funding for the construction for new affordable housing, rental assistance, housing improvements and rehabilitation, and other supportive housing-related services. Murray has fought to secure funding for the IHBG program every year, and this year as Appropriations Chair, she was able to secure a record $1.111 billion for the program—a $324 million increase over last year—in the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development spending bill firmado en ley in March. Native Americans are twice as likely to live in poverty and nearly three times more likely to live in overcrowded conditions compared to other U.S. households. 

“Finding a safe and affordable place to live continues to be a serious challenge for families across Washington state, especially for folks in Tribal communities who face higher rates of poverty and are more likely to live in overcrowded and unsafe conditions,” dijo el senador Murray. “The Indian Housing Block Grant program is the most important tool we have to support housing for Tribal communities, and as Appropriations Chair, I fought hard to deliver record funding despite tough budget caps. This money will help build new affordable housing in Tribal communities and improve existing housing—it will make a difference for Native American families all across our state.”

The 29 Washington state Tribes awarded funding include:

1. $1,739,605 Para el Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation in Oakville
2. $10,345,179 Para el Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Nespelem
3. $3,821,189 Para el Cowlitz Indian Tribu in Longview
4. $246,141 Para el Tribu india hoh in Forks
5. $627,646 Para el Tribu Jamestown S'Klallam in Sequim
6. $556,414 Para el Comunidad india de Kalispel in Usk
7. $1,068,102 Para el Comunidad tribal del Bajo Elwha in Port Angeles
8. $6,254,448 Para el Tribu Lummi in Bellingham
9. $1,183,114 Para el Tribu India Makah in Neah Bay
10. $2,214,030 Para el Tribu india Muckleshoot in Auburn
11. $1,050,399 Para el Tribu india Nisqually in Olympia
12. $1,493,135 Para el Tribu india Nooksack in Deming
13. $1,803,250 Para el Tribu Port Gamble S'Klallam in Kingston
14. $6,363,722 Para el Tribu Puyallup in Tacoma
15. $649,322 Para el Tribu Quileute in La Push
16. $3,737,183 Para el Nación India Quinault in Taholah
17. $2,339,588 Para el Nación india Samish in Anacortes
18. $711,138 Para el Tribu india Sauk-Suiattle in Darrington
19. $402,260 Para el Tribu india de Shoalwater Bay in Tokeland
20. $1,015,634 Para el Tribu india Skokomish in Skokomish Nation
21. $565,474 Para el Tribu india Snoqualmie in Snoqualmie
22. $4,353,440 Para el Tribu Spokane in Wellpinit
23. $1,493,837 Para el Tribu de la isla Squaxin in Shelton
24. $355,114 Para el Tribu Stillaguamish in Arlington
25. $1,580,259 Para el Tribu india Suquamish in Suquamish
26. $1,737,511 Para el Comunidad tribal india Swinomish in La Conner
27. $5,405,201 Para el Tribus Tulalip in Tulalip
28. $1,808,011 Para el Tribu Skagit superior in Sedro Woolley
29. $10,059,999 Para el Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation in Toppenish

Senator Murray has consistently worked to address Washington state’s housing crisis and has secured major federal investments to help families keep a roof over their heads. Throughout the pandemic, Senator Murray—then Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee—played a major role in writing federal COVID-19 relief legislation that secured major support for people facing housing insecurity, championing sizable investments in rental assistance and other programs that collectively resulted in the largest eviction prevention effort in American history. At the beginning of this Congress, Senator Murray llamada President Biden to utilize a “whole of government” approach to addressing our nation’s housing needs. In the government funding bills Murray negotiated and passed as Appropriations Chair, Murray secured billions in funding for our nation’s most important affordable housing and homelessness programs including IHBG, as well as millions of dollars in Congressionally Directed Spending for affordable housing projects throughout Washington state.

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