Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Program (IHBG-COMP) for FY2025

The Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Program for Fiscal Year 2025, also known as IHBG-COMP, is administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing. This program provides discretionary competitive grant funding to eligible Indian Housing Block Grant formula recipients. Its central goal is to support eligible housing projects that expand the availability of safe, affordable housing for low-income Native American families. Funding for the program is authorized under Title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 and appropriated by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. The IHBG-COMP program prioritizes projects that create or preserve affordable housing on Indian reservations and other Indian areas. HUD encourages new construction, housing rehabilitation, and acquisition of existing housing units to expand affordable housing stock. Grant funds must directly benefit low-income Indian families, with specific attention given to households experiencing homelessness, overcrowding, or lacking basic amenities such as plumbing or kitchens. While grantees must follow allowable cost rules under 2 CFR Part 200 and 24 CFR Part 1000, certain costs are prohibited. Indirect costs may be charged with appropriate certification. HUD also highlights program updates from prior years, including streamlined application processes and scoring adjustments to emphasize feasibility, past performance, and impact. The FY2025 IHBG-COMP competition makes approximately $150 million available, with about 35 awards anticipated. Grants will be awarded in amounts ranging from $500,000 to $7,500,000 depending on population-based ceilings, with a performance period of 60 months. Applicants may not request less than the minimum or more than the ceiling amounts. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement under this program. Applications undergo threshold, merit, and risk review processes. Rating factors include project feasibility, alignment with program priorities, and past performance. Minimum scores must be met for funding consideration. Preference points may be awarded for projects located in Promise Zones or Opportunity Zones. Eligible applicants include federally recognized Indian tribes, Tribally Designated Housing Entities that have received IHBG formula allocations, and specific Native Alaskan tribes that received IHBG funds in Fiscal Year 2005. Each tribe or its corresponding TDHE may submit only one application. Individuals are not eligible to apply. Applicants with open enforcement actions or pending sanctions are ineligible. HUD may also consider unresolved civil rights judgments during eligibility screening. Applicants may make subawards to other eligible entities, but HUD will only assess the lead applicant on the SF-424. HUD will not review applications exceeding award limits or those failing to meet eligibility standards. Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov by the stated deadline. Required components include standard forms (such as SF-424, HUD-424B, HUD-2880), budget documents (HUD-4123 cost summary, budget detail, and indirect cost forms where applicable), and narratives such as the Project Plan addressing all rating factors. For construction projects, additional assurances must be provided. A tribal resolution or certification is required when a TDHE applies on behalf of a tribe. All submissions must comply with page limits, formatting rules, and required forms. Technical errors may be corrected post-deadline if HUD provides notification, but missing or incomplete threshold items will render an application ineligible. Applications are due no later than January 15, 2026, at 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time. Anticipated award announcements will occur on June 17, 2026, with performance periods beginning July 1, 2026, and ending July 1, 2031. Post-award requirements include compliance with environmental review rules, reporting, and administrative conditions. Recipients must submit annual progress reports, financial reports, and audits. HUD will monitor grantee compliance and may impose remedies for noncompliance. Contact for program and application requirements is Rebecca L. Halloran at IHBGCompetitiveProgram@hud.gov. Additional assistance may be obtained through Grants.gov and SAM.gov support services.

Review updated FY2025 NOFO scoring criteria; ensure all forms are complete and consistent; carefully prepare budget details to align with narrative; ensure compliance with environmental and reporting requirements.