Tiwahe Housing

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Program Funding

Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.

Latest annual funding
$353K FY2019
$353K
FY19

Funded Projects

Examples of what this program has supported.

FY2024 The President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2024 requests an increase of $33.5 million for the Tiwahe Initiative to further expand support for Native families and communities.

Program Objective

Tiwahe is a coordinated service delivery model that increases access to family and social services, creates alternatives to incarceration, improves links to appropriate prevention, intervention and treatment opportunities, improves case management services, and improves partnerships among the available service providers for Tribal children and families.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

  • Federally recognized tribes

Tribe must hold status as an active Tiwahe Initiative Tribe with an approved Tiwahe Initiative Plan that includes a plan and budget for Tiwahe housing funds

Beneficiaries

  • 9

Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government

How to Apply

Application Procedure

To receive Tiwahe housing funds, a tribe must be an active, compliant pilot site of the Tiwahe Initiative and must have an approved plan and budget for use of Tiwahe Housing funds incorporated in to their Tiwahe plan.

Award Procedure

To receive Tiwahe housing funds, a tribe must
(1) be an active, compliant pilot site of the Tiwahe Initiative
(2) must have plan and budget for use of Tiwahe Housing funds incorporated in to their Tiwahe plan
(3) such plan must be approved by the BIA.

This application is based upon an urgent need. Two weeks (10 business days).

Program details & compliance

Use of Funds

Allowed Uses

Needs to be met: To (1) leverage and expand assistance to single families and veterans, (2) address the dilapidated and overcrowded housing conditions in the Tribes’ service areas, (3) collaborate with other Federal housing programs to increase home ownership, repair and rehabilitation opportunities and develop strategies for increased energy efficiency and sustainability of new housing on Indian lands; and (4) increase the number of families assisted overall.

Activities/projects to be conducted: Tiwahe Housing funding should be used in a matter more consistent with the Initiative and portions of their Tiwahe Housing funds may used in combination with other resources identified in each Tribe’s Tiwahe plan in the following areas:
• Foster care: a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home, or private home of a certified caregiver, referred to as a "foster parent". The placement of the child is normally arranged through the government or a social service agency.
• Transitional Housing: Housing with a time limit on how long you can stay in the housing or receive the housing assistance. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) defines transitional housing as stays of up to twenty-four months (but stays can be shorter).
• Short-Term or Temporary Housing: Situations in which the housing situation is intended to be very short-term or temporary (thirty, sixty, or ninety days or less).
• Emergency Shelter: to provide a place to stay or bed to sleep in overnight if you become homeless or otherwise experience a housing crisis and have no place to go.

*Restrictions: No new construction. Tiwahe housing funds support renovations.
*No discretionary funds.
*No loan assistance applicable.

Reporting & Compliance

Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts

  • Subpart F — Audit Requirements

Contacts

Mercedes Garcia — National Tiwahe Coordinator
202-513-7712
1849 C Street NW (Central/Administrative Office), Washington, DC 20240
Data from SAM.gov Federal Assistance Listings. Source published: 2025-08-19. Spec v1.0. Last synced: 2026-05-30 02:32:35.