Twenty-one of New Mexico's American Indian tribes will share more than $17 million in grants to boost affordable housing programs.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the funding Monday. Nationwide, more than $651 million is available to tribes in 34 states.
The grant funds primarily benefit low-income families living on Indian reservations or in other American Indian and Alaska Native communities. The amount of each grant is based on a formula that considers local needs and the number of housing units.
Zuni Pueblo is among the big recipients this year, with more than $3.8 million.
The Mescalero Apache Tribe in southern New Mexico will receive more than $2.5 million and Laguna Pueblo will get about $1.5 million.
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