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Aug. 11, 2009 at 3:32pm $3 million to Puyallups, $1.1 million to SquaxinU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced a $3 million to the Puyallup Tribe today, part of almost $16.9 million to seven tribal organizations in Washington to improve housing and stimulate community development. The Squaxin Island Tribe near Shelton also earned a grant of $1,196,160, and Quinault Housing Authority of Taholah will get $2 million. The Indian Community Development Block Grant and Native American Housing Block Grant funds being awarded today come through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. They will help Native American tribes improve the quality of their housing, develop viable communities, promote energy efficiency and create jobs. Plenty more in the Archives The comments function of the Business Examiner community is meant to encourage conversations and spark ideas about business issues in the South Sound. The feature is free and open to members of the public who register basic log in information. Comments should be concise, on topic and avoid attacks, profanity or abusive language or content. Comments that are deemed to violate this policy will be removed. |