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Housing Improvement Program

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The purpose of the program is to eliminate substantially substandard Indian owned and inhabited housing for very low income eligible Indians living in approved tribal service areas. The Housing Improvement Program (HIP), is a home repair, renovation, replacement and new housing grant program administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and federally-recognized Indian tribes.

The purpose of the program is to eliminate substantially substandard Indian owned and inhabited housing for very low income eligible Indians living in approved tribal service areas. The Housing Improvement Program (HIP), is a home repair, renovation, replacement and new housing grant program administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and federally-recognized Indian tribes.

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To be eligible for HIP assistance, you must be all of the following:

  • A member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or be an Alaska Native
  • Live in an approved tribal service area
  • Have an income that does not exceed 125 percent of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Poverty Guidelines (generally characterized as low or very low income).

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Applicants can apply for assistance at the nearest BIA operated or tribal social service provider. To obtain information on how to find a provider in your area, please contact the nearest BIA regional office.


For more information, write to:
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Division of Human Services,
Housing Improvement Program
MS-4513-MIB
1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20240

Please call:
202-513-7622

Or visit the Housing Improvement Program page.