Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, the Penobscot Indian Nation, the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Pleasant Point Reservation, and the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Indian Township received a total of $2,302,764 through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program.

“Indian Housing Block Grants provide important assistance to tribal communities working to maintain and improve affordable housing on their lands,” said Senators Collins and King in a joint statement. “This funding will help support projects that provide safe, affordable housing for members of Maine’s tribes.”

The funding is awarded as follows:

- Aroostook Band of Micmacs: $268,183

- Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians Housing Authority: $264,621

- Penobscot Indian Nation: $404,635

- Pleasant Point Reservation Housing Authority: $395,950

- Indian Township Passamaquoddy Housing Authority: $969,375

The IHBG program assists grant recipients with affordable housing activities in safe and healthy environments on Indian reservations, in Indian communities, and in Native Alaskan villages.