Four San Diego County tribes will receive a total of $3.5 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for coronavirus recovery efforts.
Established by funding made available through the CARES Act, the $100 million Indian Community Development Block Grant program aims to help Indigenous nations increase public health efforts to prevent the spread and mitigate the effects of COVID-19, while also increasing the safety of tribal members.
Federally recognized tribes and tribal o