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handle is hein.crs/govegey0001 and id is 1 raw text is: nforming ii Updated May 17, 2022 The Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program: An Overview The Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) program is a tribal economic development assistance program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Native American Programs. Although it is authorized under the same statute and has a name similar to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), the ICDBG program operates distinctively from the CDBG program. This In Focus provides an overview of the ICDBG program's structure, program elements, and supplemental uses in response to certain emergencies and disasters. The ICDBG program is sometimes compared to HUD's larger Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program. However, the IHBG is more narrowly focused on housing, and does not allow for the breadth of projects potentially fundable under ICDBG. For more information on IHBG and related programs, see CRS Report R43307, The Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA): Background and Funding, by Katie Jones. IC DBG Structure and Administraon The Department of Housing and Urban Development is among the largest sources of federal community and economic development funding, primarily through the CDBG program. Similarly, the ICDBG program provides significant funding to federally-recognized tribal nations and Alaska Native villages to address community and economic development needs, as well as imminent threats to community health or safety. Like the CDBG program, the ICDBG program derives its authority under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. §5301 et seq.). Recent Appropriations By statute, the ICDBG program is to receive a 1% set-aside of Title I CDBG appropriations, excluding amounts provided for certain specified uses. In practice, Congress has enacted larger appropriations separately for ICDBG, exceeding the 1% set-aside. For FY2022, the ICDBG program received $72 million in funding (or approximately 2%). Table 1 shows ICDBG appropriations in millions and CDBG appropriations in billions, from FY2018 to FY2022. Table I. ICDBG Appropriations FY20 18 to FY2022 Fiscal Year ICDBG CDBG Public Law 2018 $65.0 million $3.4 billion 2019 $65.0 million $3.4 billion P.L. 115-141 P.L. 116-6 Fiscal Year ICDBG CDBG Public Law 2020 $70.0 million $3.4 billion P.L. 116-94 2021 $70.0 million $3.5 billion P.L. 116-260 2022 $72.1 million $3.3 billion P.L. 117-103 Source: Tabulated by CRS from appropriations legislation. Notes: The CDBG column provides the base number from which the 1% set-aside would be calculated. Program Features The ICDBG program provides both competitive and noncompetitive grants to federally-recognized Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages to support the development of housing, suitable living environments, and economic opportunities. Like CDBG, program funds are required to principally benefit low-and moderate-income persons (24 C.F.R. §1003.208). Under the ICDBG program, low- and moderate-income is defined as an individual, family, or household with an income at or below 80% of the area median income (24 C.F.R. §1003.4). As mentioned above, despite its name, the ICDBG program is administered separately from CDBG, though they share authorizing legislation and similar community development goals. For instance, CDBG is a block grant program in which the majority of funds are distributed through two separate formula allocation processes for (1) states and (2) local entitlement communities, after which sub-awards may be administered. ICDBG functions as a single program with two principal grant types, for eligible tribal entities. Grants are awarded in two categories: * Single Purpose competitive grants for community and economic development needs; and * Imminent Threat grants, which are allocated on a noncompetitive basis as available to eliminate or mitigate issues posing an imminent threat to the public health or safety of tribal residents (e.g., a natural disaster). Eligible entities, such as tribes and Alaska Native villages, may apply for Single Purpose competitive grants through an annual Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). Most recently, HUD awarded a total of $120 million to support 107 projects through a combined FY2019 and FY2020 announcement. For FY2018, HUD funded $63 million in ICDBG awards to 85 tribal communities. Single Purpose grants support projects in three broad categories: (1) housing, including construction and land dionaI Research Service led Ilive I Amte sin co1914

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