The Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) is funded through a set-aside of the Community Development Block Grant formula in title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306). Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages may use block grants to improve housing stock, provide community facilities, make infrastructure improvements, and expand job opportunities by supporting the economic development of their communities. Activities which are eligible for funding include housing construction, rehabilitation, acquisition of land for housing, direct assistance to facilitate homeownership among low- and moderate-income persons, construction of tribal and other facilities for single or multi-use, streets and other public facilities, and economic development projects.
The Recovery Act requires tribes to give priority to projects that can award contracts based on bids within 120 days from the date the funds are made available to the tribes.
Milestones in the award process include the publication of the ICDBG NOFA, receipt of applications, HUD review and approval of applications, and the execution of a Funding Approval/Agreement by HUD and the tribe.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for this program is 14.886.
