WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) announced today that five Maine tribes – the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, the Penobscot Indian Nation, the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Indian Township and the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Pleasant Point Reservation – are receiving $4,257,104 through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG).

“Affordable housing is key to creating and maintaining safe, happy, and vibrant communities throughout Maine,” said Senators Collins and King in a joint statement. “This important assistance through the Indian Housing Block Grant program will help each tribe work to ensure families have access to affordable, high-quality housing.”

The funding is awarded as follows:

·       Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians: $804,616

·       Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians Housing Authority: $602,084

·       Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township: $1,002,174

·       Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point: $796,978

·       Penobscot Indian Nation: $1,051,252

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