Block Grant A04AV00006

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $3,000,000 Indian Housing Block Grant (CFDA 14.867) to the Mi'Kmaq Nation Administration Division, doing business as the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, on August 19, 2024. This 5-year Project Grant will support the construction, rehabilitation, and improvement of affordable housing infrastructure for low-income Native American families in the tribal community of Presque Isle, Maine. The IHBG program, authorized under the Native...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) has awarded a $2,016,775 formula grant to the Bangor Housing Authority in Bangor, Maine. The grant funds will be used to support the day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses associated with the agency's public housing units, which serve low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities in the Bangor area. Key activities supported by the grant include property management,...

This $3,972,895 Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports the Aroostook Micmac Council's expansion of the tribal aquaculture fish hatchery in Presque Isle, Maine. The hatchery expansion will meet local demand and promote economic resilience by creating jobs and business development for the Aroostook Band of Micmacs. Funded through the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA #11.307), the August 30, 2022 award will help the Tribe recover from impacts of the COVID-19...

The Bangor Housing Authority was awarded a $111,758 Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office. This formula grant provides operating subsidies to fund the day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses associated with the authority's public housing projects. Authorized activities include property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security initiatives, energy...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Public and Indian Housing Office awarded a $337,681 Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) formula grant to the Lewiston Housing Authority in Lewiston, Maine. This grant provides operating subsidies to assist the housing authority in funding the day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses of their public housing projects, which serve an estimated 1,590,321 residents across 902,436 households nationwide. The grant period runs...

This federal Project Grant award of $2,000,000.00 was provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office under the Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) program (CFDA 14.862). The grant funding will support the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, a federally recognized tribal government in Presque Isle, Maine, in developing viable tribal communities through the creation of decent housing, suitable living environments, and economic opportunities,...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Shiretown Development Corporation a $1.2 million project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support construction of a 12,000 square foot pre-engineered steel industrial building in Houlton, Maine to expand Tiny Homes of Maine's manufacturing of tiny homes and commercial mobile units. The EAA program assists regions experiencing adverse economic changes, and the project...

This $442,887 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Public and Indian Housing Office (CFDA 14.872 - Public Housing Capital Fund) will provide funding to the Housing Authority of the City of Brewer, Maine to support the development, modernization, and financing of public housing units. The primary activities to be performed under this 4-year grant include physical improvements to public housing properties, such as demolition,...

The Mi'Kmaq Nation Administration Division, operating as the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, received a $117,155.56 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration on February 8, 2024. The grant is funded through the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) federal grant program, which supports a wide range of transportation infrastructure projects across the United States. The Tribal Transportation Bridge Award will be used by the Aroostook Band of Micmacs to fund...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Public and Indian Housing Office awarded a $180,603 Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) formula grant to the Housing Authority Augusta in Augusta, AR. The grant provides operating subsidies to support the day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses of the housing authority's public housing projects. Allowable activities include property management, routine maintenance, anti-crime initiatives, energy cost management,...