July 3, 2020
HUD awards $1.8 million to Oklahoma's Peoria and Wichita tribes
Author: Rhett Morgan
OKLAHOMA CITY — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Thursday awarded $900,000 apiece to two Oklahoma tribes as part of HUD’s Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Imminent Threat program.
The program provides funding to help address problems that pose an imminent threat to public health or safety of tribal residents. Specifically, the money will be used to help tribes prevent, prepare for and respond to COVID-19.
All told, HUD is awarding $100 million to trib