Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

About the NAHASDA Community Grant Program

The Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) reorganized the system of housing assistance provided to Native Americans through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development by eliminating several separate programs of assistance and replacing them with the Indian Housing Block Grant.

In 2000, NAHASDA added Title VIII-Housing Assistance for Native Hawaiians. The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) receives the housing block grant funds and uses funds for improving lands to provide beneficiaries opportunities for homeownership and passes on the funds to community organizations, non-profit and for-profit organizations through the NAHASDA Community Grant Program for housing related activities. In fiscal year 2006, $8.3 million in housing block grant funds are available to help DHHL fund affordable housing activities.

Download the full Native American Housing and Self-Determination Act of 1996.

Download the complete Federal Register Part II - June 13, 2002 and Federal Register Part III - November 28, 2003 for native Hawaiian housing block grant program and loan guarantees.

NAHASDA Success Story - Waimanalo Hawaiian Homes Association.  One of the 2004 NAHASDA Community Grant Awardees was the Waimanalo Hawaiian Homes Association (WHHA). The WHHA was established shortly after the first Homesteaders settled in Waimanalo in 1926, and although the community association has changed throughout the years, WHHA's commitment has remained steadfast to the continuous improvement of the health, welfare and education of those residing in the Waimanalo community.

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