March 25, 2021
CRIT to receive $1.8 million in grants for affordable housing
Author: John Gutekunst Parker Pioneer
The Colorado River Indian Tribes will be receiving $1.8 million in federal grant funds for affordable housing assistance. This is part of $450 million in affordable housing grants being made available to tribal governments to help their communities recover from the coronavirus pandemic. It’s part of the American Rescue Plan Act.
The funding for tribal governments was announced March 25 by Arizona’s two U.S. Senators, Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly, both of whom are Democrats. In a press release,