Tribal Housing and Urban DevelopmentVeterans Affairs Supportive Housing

(Tribal HUD-VASH) Program

Spring 2016

Ending Veteran Homelessness on Tribal Lands: 

A Tribal HUD-VASH Grants Guide

Download at www.va.gov/homeless/docs/Tribal_HUD-VASH_Grants_Guide.pdf. 
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Introduction – One Veteran’s Story

Native American Veteran had lived on Indian reservation land for 25 years, in a camp 

protected by his dog. He fed himself and his pup each night with food from a restaurant 

dumpster. He occasionally met with Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) outreach staff, 

but opted to decline their overtures of assistance to secure stable housing through the 

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-VA Supportive Housing (VASH) program. 

Eventually, forced to move from the reservation to a less secure encampment near the Colorado 

River, the Veteran became more receptive to offers of housing assistance from VA staff. Yet 

with only a DD-214 and Social Security card, and no picture identification, apartment hunting 

was difficult—every landlord wanted a picture ID. 

VA HUD-VASH workers did not give up, and continued to work to secure the Veteran housing. In 

time, VA staff found a housing authority apartment complex willing to accept the Veteran’s 

alternative non-photograph forms of identification. Finally, the Veteran and his canine 

companion had access to a permanent home. 

Ending homelessness among all Veterans—including Native American Veterans—is a national 

priority. Tribal HUD-VASH is a demonstration pilot program run by VA and HUD brings that 

mission to tribal lands. Under the first-ever Tribal HUD-VASH, 26 tribes are sharing $5.9 million 

in funding for rental assistance. Case management and supportive services for homeless 

American Indian or Alaska Native Veterans or those at risk of homelessness, and living on or off 

tribal lands (within the authorized tribal/tribally designated housing entities [TDHEs] service 

areas) is also provided. 

Although it has key differences, Tribal HUD-VASH is modeled on the standard HUD-VASH

program, which combines HUD rental assistance for homeless Veterans with VA case 

management and clinical services. Since 2008, HUD-VASH has admitted over 157,800 homeless 

Veterans to case management. In its first year, Tribal HUD-VASH will permanently house and 

provide supportive services to an estimated 500 American Indian or Alaska Native Veterans 

who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. 

This guide is designed to familiarize VA medical centers, tribes, TDHEs and community providers 

with this new program and help them work together to permanently house American Indian 

and Alaska Native Veterans. 

Use this guide as a resource to begin developing a Tribal HUD-VASH program in your 

community.

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About This Publication

Developed in partnership between the VA and HUD, this guide aims to assist in the 

implementation of Tribal HUD-VASH. As new information becomes available, the guide will 

be updated and new copies issued so that everyone involved in making this program a 

success will have the latest, most comprehensive information in one place. 
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Table of Contents

Tribal HUD-VASH Fact Sheet........................................................................................................... 3 

Getting Started Checklist ................................................................................................................ 5 

Frequently Asked Questions........................................................................................................... 7 

Glossary of Terms ......................................................................................................................... 11

Resources...................................................................................................................................... 13

Appendix I: HUD Tribal Grants News Release and Grantees....................................................... 14

Appendix II: Tribal HUD-VASH Grant Addendum......................................................................... 17 

Appendix III: Federal Definitions of Homeless, At-Risk of Homelessness and Chronic 

Homelessness ............................................................................................................................... 20

Appendix IV: Tribal HUD-VASH Tribal–Federal Contact List........................................................ 25
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Tribal HUD-VASH Fact Sheet

Tribal Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-VA Supportive Housing (VASH) is a 

demonstration pilot program combining $5.9 million in rental assistance from HUD with case 

management, clinical and supportive services provided by VA. A total of 26 Indian tribes and 

tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs) received grants ranging from $123,288 to $391,740 

to fund rental assistance and associated administrative fees. Tribal HUD-VASH provides 500 

vouchers to serve Native American Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. 

How It Works 

• Determine Eligibility – VA staff first screen Veterans for basic eligibility for the program, 

based on certain criteria, including determination of homelessness or “at risk” of 

homelessness status, eligibility for VA health care benefits, need for case management 

services and other factors. VA refers eligible Veterans to the tribe/TDHE, which then 

undertakes additional screening to further determine eligibility status (i.e., that the Veteran

is in fact “Indian” under the law, is income-eligible and is not subject to a lifetime 

registration requirement under a state sex offender registration program). Eligible Veterans 

must agree to case management to receive Tribal HUD-VASH assistance. Veterans are 

selected based on highest need, with chronically homeless Veterans and highest 

vulnerability/need Veterans prioritized. 

• Provide Housing – Tribes/TDHEs then deliver tenant- or project-based assistance to VAreferred and tribally screened members. 

• Deliver Case Management – Tribes/TDHEs also partner with the VA case manager (who is 

either hired by VA or contracted with the tribe) to make sure housing assistance recipients 

receive the case management and supportive services needed to sustain housing. Services 

may include substance use treatment, mental health care, health care, job training and

education about tenancy rights and responsibilities. 

• Ensure that Housing First is Used – All HUD-VASH programs operate using the principles of 

Housing First. Housing First provides immediate access to housing without prerequisites, 

such as sobriety or clean time; targets those who have remained homeless for years and 

who have complex clinical needs; has two main components—permanent housing in the 

form of independent apartments and off-site treatment teams; and uses a treatment 

philosophy that is consumer-directed or Veteran-centered. Housing First does not require 

Veterans to participate in treatment or attain sobriety as a precondition for housing, and it 

adjusts the level of case management and supportive services to meet the Veteran’s wants 

and needs.

Get Started 

• Coordinate – VA and tribal grantees should work together to discuss eligibility, case 

management, outreach strategies and next steps. All partners must work to develop 

processes that gain and sustain housing for eligible Veterans. Every partner should have 

points of contact for all involved agencies. 

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• Educate – VA and tribal grantees should work with community agencies—tribal Veterans’ 

services/offices, tribal law enforcement, health agencies, drug and alcohol service 

providers, and others—to let them know about this potential resource for Native American 

Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. 

• Connect Veterans to VA – Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness can call 

their nearest VA or 1-877-4AID-VET to get connected to a Tribal HUD-VASH point of 

contact. 

Learn More 

• Federal Register Notice 80 FR 63822 – 

www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/10/21/2015-26748/implementation-of-thetribal-hud-va-supportive-housing-program 

• VA Homeless Programs – www.va.gov/homeless

• HUD’s Office of Native American Programs – 

http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/public_indian_housing/ih

• Resources – www.va.gov/homeless/resources.asp
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Getting Started Checklist

Tribal HUD-VASH is a team effort involving VA Medical Center (VAMC) and homeless outreach 

staff, tribes, TDHEs, Veterans, and community agencies and service providers. Follow this 

checklist to make sure you are doing everything you can to reach, house and serve Tribal HUDVASH–eligible Veterans in your area. 

VA Homeless Coordinators or other VA staff will ... 

1. Meet with Tribal HUD-VASH grantees to determine program staffing (through VA hire or

contracting), Veteran eligibility and outreach, case management, regular coordination, 

sustainability and program review/improvement. 

2. Hire and orient staff for Tribal HUD-VASH. Orientation should include a detailed overview 

of the HUD-VASH program, Tribal HUD-VASH and Housing First.

3. Provide credentials and computer 

access to VA case managers. 

4. Host team orientations on the 

following subjects (as needed): 

• Available VA services and benefits 

for Veterans, including eligibility

for Veterans Health Administration 

(VHA) health care and other 

assistance; 

• Tribal HUD-VASH in general (e.g., 

program eligibility and the role of

tribal- and community-based 

services, such as tribal leadership,

primary health care, mental health 

care, substance use treatment, 

community support and resources, 

legal services and police services); 

• Housing First and other evidencebased practices; and

• Homeless Operations Management and Evaluation System (HOMES) data and 

documentation policies (e.g., ongoing planning, timelines and milestones). 

— continued on page 6 

VA’s Office of Tribal Government Relations 

(OTGR) May Assist 

Consider reaching out to OTGR for assistance in 

this VA-tribal collaboration to serve Veterans. 

The OTGR team works to build closer relations 

among VA, tribal governments, and other federal, 

state, private and nonprofit organizations to 

more effectively serve Veterans in Indian 

Country. 

Contact OTGR

 Contact the office by phone at 202-461-7400 

 Email tribal government consultation at

tribalgovernmentconsultation@va.gov

 Visit www.va.gov/tribalgovernment/contact.asp
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Tribes/TDHEs will ... 

1. Meet with VA staff and communicate plans for development of housing options and 

delivery of case management and supportive services. 

2. Complete requirements for accessing Tribal HUD-VASH funding. 

3. Establish necessary policies related to eligibility.

4. Identify potential housing stock. 

5. Work with VA to determine case management delivery and identification of Veteran

population. 

Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness may want to ... 

• Call 1-877-4AID-VET to speak to a staff person who can connect you with a Tribal HUDVASH point of contact (or case manager) in your area. 

• Contact or visit the nearest VAMC and ask to speak to the homeless program 

representative. 

• Contact your tribal leader, TDHE or Tribal Veterans Organization and ask to be connected

with the Tribal HUD-VASH point of contact (or case manager).

First Housing, Then Supportive Services 

Native American Veterans are housed under Tribal HUD-VASH based on a Housing First approach. 

This means that Veterans are provided housing assistance first, along with case management and 

the supportive services to foster long-term stability to prevent a return to homelessness. 

Housing First is premised on the assumption that supportive services are more effective when

the daily stress of being homeless is relieved. Key components of the Housing First model include 

a simple application process for participating Veterans, a harm-reduction approach from VA and 

no conditions of tenancy beyond those included in the lease and the requirements in this guide. 

Housing First specifically does not require sobriety or testing for substance use to obtain or 

sustain tenancy, and thus these criteria must not be required in the lease. 

More information is at the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness website. 
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Frequently Asked Questions

Below are answers to common questions about the Tribal Housing and Urban Development 

(HUD)-VA Supportive Housing (VASH) program.

1

What is Tribal HUD-VASH? 

Ending homelessness among Veterans—including Native American Veterans—is a national 

priority. A demonstration program run by VA and HUD brings this mission even closer to tribal 

communities. Under the first-ever Tribal HUD-VASH, 26 tribes have been awarded $5.9 million 

in funding for rental assistance and supportive services for American Indian or Alaska Native 

Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness living on a reservation or within an 

authorized service area. 

Why is Tribal HUD-VASH needed when there is the standard HUD-VASH program? 

Historically, legal rules have prevented tribes and tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs)

from participating in the HUD-VASH program. An appropriations law passed in December 2014 

gave VA and HUD the authority and funding for the Tribal HUD-VASH program, which targets 

housing and supportive services to American Indian or Alaska Native Veterans who are 

homeless or at risk of homelessness and who are living on or near a reservation or other Indian 

areas. 

What is different about the way Tribal HUD-VASH works? 

Tribal HUD-VASH differs from the standard HUD-VASH program because it brings in elements of 

the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program rather than elements of the Housing Choice 

Voucher Program. Housing assistance under this program is granted to tribes and TDHEs 

otherwise eligible for IHBG, as authorized under the Native American Housing and SelfDetermination Act (NAHASDA). Tribes then distribute grant funds to program eligible Native 

American Veterans in the form of tenant-based and/or project-based rental assistance. Tribal 

HUD-VASH is administered as rental assistance funded under the IHBG program, unless 

required otherwise by the Tribal HUD-VASH implementation notice published in the Federal 

Register. The program is not managed under the Housing Choice Voucher program as required 

for the standard HUD-VASH program. 

Who determines which Veterans are eligible for Tribal HUD-VASH? 

Both VA and the participating tribe or TDHE determine Veterans eligible for the program. VA 

determines which Native American Veterans are initially eligible for VA health care, case 

management and supportive services and are homeless or at risk of homelessness. 

— continued on page 8

 

1 These questions and answers are based on the Housing and Urban Development Federal Register Notice, Docket 

No. FR 5889–N–01, published Oct. 21, 2015, pp. 63822–63830, 

https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/10/21/2015-26748/implementation-of-the-tribal-hud-vasupportive-housing-program (accessed Jan. 19, 2016). 
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VA prioritizes eligible Native American Veterans with the greatest need for case management.

VA then refers eligible Native American Veterans to tribes/TDHEs for further eligibility 

screening. The tribe screens for Indian status, income eligibility and sex offender status. 

VA must maintain the assessment and screening process in the Veteran’s medical record and 

document program data in VA’s Homeless Operations Management and Evaluation System 

(HOMES). The Tribe/TDHE must maintain written documentation of all referrals and housing 

eligibility screening in the Veteran’s physical file by the tribe/TDHE, as well as electronically 

report participant data as required in the implementation notice. 

What do VA and tribes/TDHEs screen for? 

VA Screening

VA screens for the following program eligibility requirements:

• Eligibility for VA health care 

• Homeless or at risk of homelessness (see Appendix III for federal definitions and note 

that preference given to chronically homeless Veterans and Veterans with highest needs 

and/or highest vulnerability)

• Need for case management services

• Agreement to participate in VA case management to maintain housing

Tribe/TDHE Screening

VA referrals will be screened by tribes/TDHEs for the following eligibility requirements:

• The Veteran is “Indian” as defined in NAHASDA (and, in some cases, is a member of the 

participating tribe). 

• The Veteran is income-eligible (with annual household income of no more than 80 

percent of area median income for the Indian area). 

• The Veteran is not registered as a lifetime sex offender, as determined by a background 

check in the state where the housing is located and in other states where the Veteran is 

known to have resided. 

• The Veteran meets the tribe’s tribal preference policy requirement, if applicable. If a 

tribe/TDHE has remaining grant funds after serving its tribal member Veterans, the 

tribe/TDHE must serve other referred Native American Veterans who are members of 

other Indian tribes.

What is the mechanism for delivering VA case management?

VA Medical Centers (VAMC) and tribes/TDHEs should work together to deliver case 

 

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management services to participating Veterans. VA may provide these services directly, or by 

contracting with a tribal health care provider. 

 

What are VA’s case management responsibilities? 

Case management in both Tribal HUD-VASH and the standard HUD-VASH is a requirement of 

both programs and will be delivered in the same way. Case managers provide many functions 

to help the Veteran successfully sustain housing. These include:

• Identifying the Veteran’s goals and need for medical, mental health, substance use, 

social connections, legal and other services and assistance

• Providing a menu of treatment options, referrals and supportive services to the Veteran, 

including care coordination 

• Providing skill building and education for areas such as money management, 

independent living, disaster preparedness, socialization and decision-making 

• Helping the Veteran to meet tenancy requirements 

• Assisting with the Veteran’s community reintegration

• Maintaining records and providing information for evaluations as required 

VA case managers also work with Veterans to locate housing. 

What if a Veteran in the program refuses case management?

Case management is a program requirement. Veterans are expected to participate in case 

management for as long as that case management is needed. While noncompliance with HUDVASH case management does not necessarily lead to loss of the housing assistance, it is 

expected that a Veteran remain in case management, even with possible fluctuations in the 

Veteran’s living situation and treatment participation, to receive assistance with sustaining 

tenancy. Case managers can be flexible and should only terminate a Veteran from Tribal HUDVASH as a last resort. 

Case managers may also determine, in consultation with the Veteran, that case management is 

no longer needed. In this situation, the Veteran is exited (“graduated”) from case 

management, but may continue to utilize the housing subsidy without penalty. The tribe/TDHE 

may be included as part of that discussion (to verify that the Veteran is meeting tenancy 

requirements) and must be informed on the outcome of these discussions. The case manager 

will continue to have quarterly contact with the Veteran to ensure that he or she remains stably 

housed. 

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What is the mechanism for delivering housing assistance?

After a VA-referred Veteran is determined to be eligible for the program by the tribe or TDHE, 

then either tenant-based or project-based rental assistance is provided. If the assistance is 

tenant-based, the tenant either finds a private market unit or is offered a unit from the tribe or 

TDHE’s housing stock. If the unit is project-based, the tenant is offered a preselected unit. 

How is housing selected?

The tribe/TDHE will either assist the Native American Veteran in locating privately owned 

housing and enter into a contract with the owner of the housing, or provide housing in a unit 

that is owned or operated by the tribe/TDHE. Once Veterans are approved by the tribe/TDHE 

for the housing subsidy, then the case manager will work in partnership with the tribe/TDHE to 

help the Veteran with obtaining the housing. This may vary significantly from tribe to tribe 

depending on housing availability and if units are specifically identified for Veterans in Tribal 

HUD-VASH. The case manager will work closely with the tribe/TDHE to identify available and 

appropriate housing, and will take the Veteran to view the unit. Veteran choice will be 

dependent on available units and if the units are project-based or tenant-based. 

Tribes/TDHEs participating in this program must house Native American Veterans either on or 

near reservations, or within NAHASDA-authorized Indian areas. Housing assistance provided by 

the Tribal HUD-VASH program may not be provided to Native American Veterans who will 

reside in a housing unit that qualifies as Formula Current Assisted Stock under the IHBG 

program. Once a unit is located or ready to be occupied by a Veteran, the tribe/TDHE must 

make a determination that the unit meets applicable local housing codes and quality standards 

in accordance with section 207(a)(2) of NAHASDA. 

How much do participating Veterans contribute to rent?

Eligible Native American Veterans and their families pay no more than 30 percent of their 

monthly adjusted income as outlined in the Tribal HUD-VASH implementing notice (see below, 

in “Resources” for link to this notice). Tribes/TDHEs make up the difference between the 

Veteran’s rent contribution and the balance of rent with the Tribal HUD-VASH rental assistance. 

Tribes/TDHEs may also negotiate the inclusion of utilities in payment contracts with housing 

owners. IHBG funds may cover any additional costs related to housing Native American 

Veterans under this program.

What if a participating Veteran no longer needs HUD-VASH rental assistance?

In accordance with the 2015 appropriations act, if the Tribal HUD-VASH rental assistance is no 

longer needed by a Native American Veteran participant, the assistance is made available to

another eligible Native American Veteran.
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Glossary of Terms

Below are definitions of key terms2 referenced in the implementation of the Tribal Housing and 

Urban Development (HUD)-VA Supportive Housing (VASH) program. 

Case Management

For purposes of Tribal HUD-VASH, case management is a specialized component of health care 

management, requiring highly skilled, trained professionals. Case management emphasizes a 

collaborative process that assesses, advocates, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors and 

evaluates health care options and services so that they meet the needs of the individual 

Veteran. 

Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)

A Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) is a VA-operated clinic or a VA-funded or VAreimbursed health care facility or site that is geographically distinct or separate from the parent 

medical facility. CBOCs extend VA services to Veterans in new, often rural, communities. 

Fair Market Rent (FMR)

Fair Market Rent (FMR) means the rent—as established by HUD, for units of varying sizes (by 

number of bedrooms)—that must be paid in the market area to rent privately owned, existing, 

decent, safe and sanitary rental housing of modest nature with suitable amenities. Fiscal Year

2016 FMRs can be found at www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html.

Harm Reduction 

Harm reduction originally referred to policies and interventions aimed at reducing the negative 

health, social and economic consequences of drug use. An example specific to this definition 

relates to the provision of needle-exchange programs, which seek to prevent disease 

transmission among intravenous drug users. This concept is now applied more widely as an 

evidence-based program that aims to reduce the negative consequences of a behavior or event. 

One example is to bring homeless individuals into homes during cold weather to prevent deaths 

or injuries. Tribal HUD-VASH uses harm reduction principles to reduce the harm Veterans 

experience from homelessness, physical and mental health issues, substance use and other

conditions. 

Homeless and At Risk of Homelessness

Like standard HUD-VASH, the Tribal HUD-VASH Program uses the federally mandated

definitions of “homeless” and “chronically homeless.”3 This aims to target the resources to 

those most in need. — continued on page 12

 

2 Federal Register, Oct. 21, 2015.

3 For purposes of Tribal HUD-VASH, HUD is adopting the definitions of “Homeless” in Section 103(a) of the 

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a)) and “At Risk of Homelessness” in Section 401(1) of 

the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(1)). However, the income provision at 42 U.S.C. 

11360(1)(A) does not apply to the Tribal HUD-VASH program.
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In many tribal communities, homeless shelters or other homeless services are not available. 

Literal homelessness may not be seen frequently in tribal areas, particularly during dangerous 

weather conditions. Instead, some Native Americans/Alaska Natives are in overcrowded 

housing situations and are “at risk” of becoming literally homeless. Tribal housing may lack 

electricity, running water or be in significant disrepair—housing that is considered “a place not 

meant for human habitation.” Such residents are considered homeless or at risk of 

homelessness under the law. Please see Appendix III for the full federal definition of these 

terms. Tribal HUD-VASH, like the standard HUD-VASH program, targets those homeless 

Veterans with the highest vulnerability and need for case management, including chronic 

homelessness. 

Housing First

Housing First is an evidence-based practice that recognizes housing as a human right. Once the 

Veteran is housed, he or she receives wraparound supportive services to help maintain housing. 

Studies show Housing First is more effective in ending homelessness than a “linear” model 

requiring a person undergo treatment to become “housing ready.” Tribal HUD-VASH provides 

Native American Veterans with housing assistance and then offers the supportive services 

needed to foster long-term stability and prevent a return to homelessness (see sidebar, page 

6). 

Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA)

This type of rental housing assistance is tied to a specific housing unit or units in a project

developed for a specific population. The housing assistance stays with the unit or units and any 

household living in the unit must meet program requirements. If the household moves out of 

the subsidized unit, the household no longer receives rental housing assistance.

Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) 

This type of rental housing assistance is not tied to a specific unit or development, but can be 

used in any qualifying open-market unit. The eligible applicant selects and rents a unit 

(whether private or TDHE-owned) that meets program requirements, and the tribe or TDHE 

makes rent subsidy payments on behalf of the household. The assistance stays with the 

household; if the household moves to a different unit that meets program qualifications, the 

tribe or TDHE makes rental payments to the owner of the new unit on the household’s behalf.
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Resources

Use these resources to learn more about the Tribal Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-VA 

Supportive Housing (VASH) program. 

HEARTH Act 

http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=HAAA_HEARTH.pdf 

HUD’s HUD-VASH Website

portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/va

sh 

HUD’s Office of Native American Programs 

http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/public_indian_housing/ih 

Indian Housing Block Grant Regulations, 24 CFR Part 1000

www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title24/24cfr1000_main_02.tpl

Indian Housing Block Grant Regulations – Grant Addendum (see Appendix II) 

Tribal HUD-VASH Program Implementation, HUD Federal Register Notice, Oct. 21, 2015

www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/10/21/2015-26748/implementation-of-the-tribal-hudva-supportive-housing-program

Veteran Status/VA Health Care Eligibility Criteria

www.benefits.va.gov/BENEFITS/Applying.asp 

VA Ending Veteran Homelessness Initiative

www.va.gov/homeless

VA HUD-VASH Resource Guide

www.va.gov/homeless/hud-vash.asp

VA Office of Tribal Government Relations (OTGR)

• Contact the office by phone at 202-461-7400

• Email the tribal government consultation mailbox at 

tribalgovernmentconsultation@va.gov

• Visit www.va.gov/TRIBALGOVERNMENT/contact.asp
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Appendix I: Tribal HUD-VASH Grants News Release – Jan. 8, 2016

HUD AND VA AWARD $5.9 MILLION TO 26 TRIBES TO PROVIDE PERMANENT HOMES FOR 

NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS

Tribal HUD-VASH to assist 500 Native American Veterans 

WASHINGTON — For the first time, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 

(HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today awarded $5.9 million in grants to 

26 Tribes to offer a permanent home and supportive services to Native American Veterans who 

are experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. The Tribal HUD-Veterans Affairs 

Supportive Housing (Tribal HUD-VASH) Program is a demonstration program that will combine 

$5.9 million in rental assistance from HUD with case management and clinical services provided 

by VA to serve 500 Native American Veterans. See chart below.

HUD Secretary Julián Castro announced the winners in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the winter meeting 

of the Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes.

“By targeting resources directly to Tribes, we can better honor the service and sacrifice of 

Native American Veterans who now need a roof over their heads,” said Castro. “These heroes 

deserve hope for a brighter future, and by offering permanent housing solutions, combined 

with needed services and case management, we can work with Tribes to end Veteran

homelessness.” 

HUD invited 30 eligible Tribes to seek Tribal HUD-VASH vouchers to help house and serve 

hundreds of Native American Veterans who are currently experiencing homelessness or at 

extreme risk of becoming homeless. Twenty-six Tribes, from Alaska to New Mexico, will deliver 

and manage the housing vouchers among their members who need them, on tribal lands.

“The HUD-VASH vouchers for Veterans living on tribal lands opens new opportunities for 

helping homeless Native American Veterans find safe, secure homes as quickly as possible,”

said Secretary of Veteran Affairs Robert McDonald. “We are pleased that recent statutory 

changes to the HUD-VASH Program made it possible to award these vouchers for use within 

Indian Country, where Native American Veterans have existing support systems that can be 

partner with HUD and VA and help Veterans remain stably housed.” 

Since 2008, more than 79,000 vouchers have been awarded and approximately 103,000 

homeless Veterans have been served through the broader HUD-VASH program. Rental 

assistance and supportive services provided through HUD-VASH are a critical resource for local 

communities in ending homelessness among our nation's Veterans. In FY 2015, Congress 

authorized funding for a demonstration program in order to expand the HUD-VASH program 

into Indian Country and directed HUD to coordinate with Indian Tribes, tribally designated 

housing entities (TDHEs), and other appropriate tribal organizations on the design of this 

— continued on page 15
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Appendix I: Tribal HUD-VASH Grants News Release – Jan. 8, 2016

program, and to ensure the effective delivery of housing assistance and supportive services to 

eligible Native American Veterans. 

The Tribal HUD-VASH awards announced today are:

State Tribe City Amount # of Veterans 

to be Housed

Alaska Cook Inlet Housing Authority Anchorage $313,058 20

Tlingit-Haida Regional Housing 

Authority

Juneau $324,749 20

The Association of Village Council 

Presidents Regional Housing 

Authority

Bethel $391,740 20

Arizona Navajo Housing Authority Window 

Rock

$268,835 20

Hopi Housing Authority Polacca $210,432 15

San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San 

Carlos Reservation, Arizona

San Carlos $233,100 15

Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Sells $302,936 20

Minnesota Leech Lake Housing Authority Cass Lake $159,022 20

White Earth Reservation Housing 

Authority

White 

Earth

$142,980 20

Montana Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet 

Indian Reservation of Montana

Browning $229,171 20

New Mexico Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, 

New Mexico

Zuni $123,288 10

North Carolina Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Pembroke $185,604 20

North Dakota Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa 

Indians

Belcourt $173,942 20

Standing Rock Housing Authority Fort Yates $234,178 20

Oklahoma Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Tahlequah $194,405 20

Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes Concho $272,016 20

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Hugo $246,992 20

Osage Nation of Oklahoma Pawhuska $265,438 20

Muscogee(Creek) Nation, Oklahoma Okmulgee $216,566 20

Oregon Warm Springs Housing Authority Warm 

Springs

$240,237 20

South Dakota Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge 

Reservation, South Dakota

Pine Ridge $190,898 20
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State Tribe City Amount # of Veterans 

to be Housed

Sicangu Wicoti Awayankapi 

(Rosebud)

Rosebud $183,011 20

Washington Yakama Nation Housing Authority Wapato $145,283 20

Spokane Indian Housing Authority Spokane $245,809 20

Colville Indian Housing Authority Nespelem $179,892 20

Wisconsin Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin Oneida $204,934 20

TOTAL: $5,878,516 500
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Appendix II: Tribal HUD-VASH Grant Addendum – Jan. 8, 2016

Attachment A to HUD-52734-B 

Tribal HUD-VASH Special Conditions

Federal Register Notice

All Tribal HUD-VASH grants are subject to the policies, procedures, and administrative 

requirements laid out in the “Implementation of the Tribal HUD-VA Supportive Housing 

Program” Federal Register Notice published October 21, 2014. (80 FR 63822) 

Generally, rental assistance under the program will be subject to all requirements of the Native 

American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA), as amended, that 

are applicable to rental assistance funded under the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) 

program. This includes the NAHASDA statute (25 U.S.C. 4104 et seq.), all IHBG program 

regulations in 24 CFR part 1000, and all other federal laws and regulations applicable to the 

IHBG program. To the extent that program requirements in the Federal Register Notice differ 

from any provision in NAHASDA, 24 CFR part 1000, and any other statute or regulation that 

HUD administers, the terms of the Federal Register notice will govern. 

Implementation Plan 

All Tribal HUD-VASH recipients must submit an implementation plan describing how the Tribal 

HUD-VASH demonstration program will be implemented. The implementation plan must 

provide the information requested on the outline below. Implementation plans must be 

submitted to the applicable Area Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) office by March 8, 

2016. Grant funds will not be accessible in LOCCS until an implementation plan has been 

received. If the Tribal HUD-VASH recipient does not provide an implementation plan, HUD may 

terminate, reduce, or limit the availability of Tribal HUD-VASH grant funds. 

Mitigation Plan

Tribal HUD-VASH recipients that were required to develop a mitigation plan as a condition for 

receiving a Tribal HUD-VASH award must comply with, and meet the benchmarks set forth in 

the developed mitigation plan. HUD may terminate, reduce, or limit the availability of the grant 

if a recipient fails to comply with or achieve the benchmarks of the mitigation plan. 

Tribal Resolution

Tribal HUD-VASH recipients that are required to submit a tribal resolution must submit one to 

the Area ONAP office by March 8, 2016. Grant funds will not be accessible in LOCCS until a tribal 

resolution has been received. If the Tribal HUD-VASH recipient does not provide a tribal 

resolution, HUD may terminate, reduce, or limit the availability of Tribal HUD-VASH grant funds.

— continued on page 18
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Appendix II: Tribal HUD-VASH Grant Addendum – Jan. 8, 2016

Tribal HUD-VASH Demonstration Program

Implementation Plan

As a condition of the grant award, an implementation plan must be submitted to access Tribal 

HUD-VASH funds. The implementation plan must describe how the grantee will implement the 

Tribal HUD-VASH demonstration program. The implementation plan must also address the 

following topics:

1) Staffing and Administration – Describe how the program will be staffed and 

administered, including how reporting requirements for the demonstration program will 

be managed.

 

2) Case Management – Working with the applicable local VA Medical Center (VAMC) 

contact, describe how case management services will be provided to Tribal HUD-VASH 

demonstration program clients. This must include descriptions of: 

a. the location of the case management services – will these services be provided 

within your tribal community or outside of your tribal community?

b. how case management services will be provided – through the local VA facility, 

through a contract between the tribe and the local VA facility, or through a 

partnership with the Indian Health Service (IHS), etc.; and

c. how Native American Veterans within a tribal area will be able to access case 

management services. 

3) Tenant Based Rental Assistance – Please identify what types of units are available for 

tenant-based rental assistance: privately owned units, tribal units, NAHASDA-assisted 

units, or a combination of these types. Please identify the anticipated market area for 

these units. 

4) Project Based Rental Assistance Units – For existing units, please identify the unit, unit 

ownership, unit type (described in #3 above) unit address, unit size, and unit rent.

5) Partnerships – Describe any additional partners, not including VA, which will participate 

in the implementation of the Tribal HUD-VASH demonstration program.

Implementation plans are due to the applicable Area ONAP, to the attention of the Grants 

Management Director, no later than March 8, 2016. 

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Appendix II: Tribal HUD-VASH Grant Addendum – Jan. 8, 2016

Additional Information Required by 2 CFR § 200.210

As of December 26, 2014, all new grant agreements are required to include the terms 

established in 2 CFR 200.210. The HUD-52734-B Funding Agreement has not yet been updated 

to include all of the required terms. These terms are listed below. 

Federal Award Project Description: The Tribal HUD-VASH program combines rental assistance 

for homeless Veterans with case management and clinical services provided by the Department 

of Veterans Affairs (VA). VA provides these services for participating Veterans at VA medical 

centers (VAMCs) and community-based outreach clinics.

Recipient’s DUNS Number: [ ]

Period of Performance Start and End Date: [01/08/2016 -9/15/2025]

CFDA Number and Name: 14.871 – Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers

Indirect Cost Rate: In accordance with 2 CFR 200.414, [RECIPIENT] is subject to the indirect cost 

rate negotiated with its cognizant agency, as defined in 2 CFR 200.19. If [RECIPIENT] has never 

received a negotiated indirect cost rate, [RECIPIENT] can elect to charge a de minimus rate of 

10% of modified total direct costs (as defined in 2 CFR 200.68), which may be used indefinitely. 

HUD Representative Name Tribal Representative Name

HUD Representative Signature Tribal Representative Signature

Title Date Title Date
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Appendix III: Federal Definitions of Homeless, At Risk of Homelessness and 

Chronically Homeless

For the full McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended by S.896, the Homeless 

Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009, see

https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/HomelessAssistanceActAmendedbyHEA

RTH.pdf. 

Sec.103. [42.U.S.C. 11302]. GENERAL DEFINITION OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL.

(a) IN GENERAL. For purposes of this Act, the term “homeless”, “homeless individual” and 

“homeless person” means - 

(1) An individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; 

(2) An individual or family with a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private

place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human 

beings, including a car, park, abandoned building, bus or train station, airport, or camping 

ground;

(3) An individual or family living in a supervised publicly or privately-operated shelter 

designated to provide temporary living arrangements (including hotels and motels paid for by 

federal, state, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable 

organizations, congregate shelters, and transitional housing);

(4) An individual who resided in a shelter or a place not meant for human habitation and 

who is exiting an institution where the individual temporarily resided;

(5) An individual or family who - 

(A) Will imminently lose their housing, including housing they own, rent, or live in 

without paying rent, are sharing with others, and rooms in hotels or motels not paid for 

by federal, state, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by 

charitable organizations, as evidenced by:

i. A court order resulting from an eviction action that notifies the individual 

or family that they must leave within 14 days;

ii. The individual or family having a primary nighttime residence that is a 

room in a hotel or motel and where they lack the resources necessary to reside 

there for more than 14 days; 

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iii. Credible evidence indicating that the owner or renter of the housing will 

not allow the individual or family to stay for more than 14 days, and any oral 

statement from an individual or family seeking homeless assistance that is found to 

be credible must be considered credible evidence for purposes of this clause;

(B) Has no subsequent residence identified, and;

(C) Lacks the resources or support networks needed to obtain other permanent 

housing, and;

(6) Unaccompanied youth and homeless families with children and youth defined as 

homeless under other federal statutes who - 

(A) Have experienced a long-term period without living independently in permanent 

housing;

(B) Have experienced persistent instability as measured by frequent moves over 

such period; and 

(C) Can be expected to continue in such status for an extended period of time 

because of chronic disabilities, chronic physical health or mental health conditions, SUD, 

histories of domestic violence or childhood abuse, the presence of a child or youth with 

a disability, or multiple barriers to employment.

(b) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER DANGEROUS OR LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS. – 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary shall consider to be homeless 

any individual or family who is fleeing, or is attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating 

violence, sexual assault, stalking or other dangerous or life-threatening conditions in the 

individual’s or family’s current housing situation, including where the health and safety of 

children are jeopardized, and who have no other residence and lack resources or support 

networks to obtain permanent housing.

NOTE: The term “homeless" or "homeless individual" does not include any individual 

imprisoned or otherwise detained pursuant to an Act of Congress or a state law.

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(c) INCOME ELIGIBILITY. – 

(1) IN GENERAL. – A homeless individual shall be eligible for assistance under any program 

provided by this Act, only if the individual complies with the income eligibility requirements 

otherwise applicable to such program. 

(2) EXCEPTION. – Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a homeless individual shall be eligible for 

assistance under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.

(d) EXCLUSION. – For purposes of this Act, the term “homeless” or “homeless individual” does 

not include any individual imprisoned or otherwise detained pursuant to an Act of the Congress 

or a State law. 

(e) PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. – Any references in this Act to homeless 

individuals (including homeless persons) or homeless groups (including homeless persons) shall 

be considered to include, and to refer to, individuals experiencing homelessness or groups 

experiencing homelessness, respectively. 

TITLE IV – HOUSING ASSISTANCE 

SUBTITLE A – GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this title:

(1) AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. The term ‘at risk of homelessness’ means, with respect to 

an individual or family, that the individual or family – 

(A) has income below 30 percent of median income for the geographic area;

(B) has insufficient resources immediately available to attain housing stability; and

(C) (i) has moved frequently because of economic reasons;

(ii) is living in the home of another because of economic hardship;

(iii) has been notified that their right to occupy their current housing or living 

situation will be terminated; 

(iv) lives in a hotel or motel;

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(v) lives in severely overcrowded housing; 

(vi) is exiting an institution; or 

(vii) otherwise lives in housing that has characteristics associated with instability 

and an increased risk for homelessness.

Such term includes all families with children and youth 

as defined as homeless under other federal statutes. 

(2) CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. 

Chronically homeless means:

(1) A ‘‘homeless individual with a disability,’’ as 

defined in section 401(9) of the McKinneyVento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

11360(9)), who:

(i) Lives in a place not meant for human 

habitation, a safe haven, or in an 

emergency shelter; and

(ii) Has been homeless and living as 

described in paragraph (1)(i) of this 

definition continuously for at least 12 

months or on at least 4 separate 

occasions in the last 3 years, as long as 

the combined occasions equal at least 

12 months and each break in 

homelessness separating the occasions 

included at least 7 consecutive nights of 

not living as described in paragraph 

(1)(i). Stays in institutional care facilities 

for fewer than 90 days will not 

constitute as a break in homelessness, 

but rather such stays are included in the 

12-month total, as long as the individual 

was living or residing in a place not 

meant for human habitation, a safe haven, or an emergency shelter 

immediately before entering the institutional care facility;

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Substandard Housing

The criteria “housing that has characteristics 

associated with instability and an increased risk 

for homelessness” includes housing that is 

considered substandard. 

The definition of substandard housing could 

encompass many different housing situations. 

However, it is important to note that this 

condition focuses on characteristics of the 

housing, not the household. For example, in a 

housing unit that does not have the capacity for 

utilities (e.g., broken water pipes, nonfunctional 

wiring for electricity, etc.), the lack of utilities 

would be a characteristic of the housing. On the 

other hand, if the utilities have been shut off in a 

housing unit, due to the household’s inability to 

pay, HUD considers this a characteristic of the 

household, not a characteristic of the housing.

One example of substandard housing is housing 

that is without kitchen or plumbing, which is 

defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as an 

occupied house without one or more of the 

following items:

(1) Hot and cold piped water;

(2) A flush toilet;

(3) A bathtub or shower;

(4) A sink with piped water;

(5) A range or cook stove; or

(6) A refrigerator.
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(2) An individual who has been residing in an institutional care facility, including a jail, 

substance abuse or mental health treatment facility, hospital, or other similar 

facility, for fewer than 90 days and met all of the criteria in paragraph (1) of this 

definition, before entering that facility; or

(3) A family with an adult head of household (or if there is no adult in the family, a minor head 

of household) who meets all of the criteria in paragraph (1) or (2) of this definition, including a 

family whose composition has fluctuated while the head of household has been homeless.- 
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Appendix IV: Tribal HUD-VASH Tribal–Federal Contact List

Current as of Spring 2016

Note that case managers will be listed as they are identified. (T) = Temporary (P) = Permanent

Tribal HUD 

VASH 

Grantee

Grantee Point of 

Contact

HUD Area 

ONAP

HUD Grants 

Management Specialist VAMC VAMC Point of Contact VA OTGR Tribal Liaison VA Case Manager*

Cook Inlet 

Housing 

Authority

Name: Carol Gore

Alaska

Name: Andy Concepcion

Alaska VA 

Health Care 

System 

(Anchorage)

Name: John Pendrey Name: Terry Bentley Name: Mr. Dana Williams (T)

Phone: 907-793-3000 Phone: 907-677-9880 Phone: 907 273-4051 (W) or 

907 947-6207 (M) Phone: 541 440-1271 Phone: (907)257-4910

Email: 

ldixon@cookinlethousing.

org

Email:

andy.concepcion@hud.gov

Email: 

John.Pendrey@va.gov

Email: 

Terry.Bentley@va.gov

Email: 

Dana.Williams@va.gov

Tlingit-Haida 

Regional 

Housing 

Authority

Name: Joanne Wiita

Alaska

Name: Rhonda Horn

Alaska VA 

Health Care 

System 

(Anchorage)

Name: John Pendrey Name: Terry Bentley Name: Mr. Dana Williams (T)

Phone: 907-780-3158 Phone: 907-677-9884 Phone: 907 273-4051 (W) or

907 947-6207 (M) Phone: 541 440-1271 Phone: (907)257-4910

Email: jwiita@thrha.org Email: 

rhonda.horn@hud.gov Email: John.Pendrey@va.gov Email: Terry.Bentley@va.gov

Email: 

Dana.Williams@va.gov

The 

Association 

of Village 

Council 

Presidents 

Regional 

Housing 

Authority

Name: Ron Hoffman

Alaska

Name: John Andrys

Alaska VA 

Health Care 

System 

(Anchorage)

Name: John Pendrey Name: Terry Bentley Name: Mr. Dana Williams (T)

Phone: 907-543-3121 Phone: 907-677-9889 Phone: 907 273-4051 (W) or 

907 947-6207 (M) Phone: 541 440-1271 Phone: (907)257-4910

Email: 

ron@avcphousing.org

Email: 

john.e.andrys@hud.gov Email: John.Pendrey@va.gov Email: 

Terry.Bentley@va.gov

Email: 

Dana.Williams@va.gov

Navajo 

Housing 

Authority

Name: Aneva Yazzie

Northern 

Plains

Name: Katie Starcevich,

Northern 

Arizona VA 

Health Care 

System 

(Prescott)

Name: Ed Shier Name: Homana Pawiki Name:

Phone: 928-871-2602 Phone: 303 672-5147 Phone: 928 445-4860 

 Ext. 1-5303 Phone: 928 776-5306 Phone:

Email: 

ajyazzie@hooghan.org

Email:

katie.e.starcevich@hud.gov Email: Edward.Shier@va.gov Email: LoRae.Pawiki@va.gov Email:

Hopi Tribal 

Housing 

Authority

Name: Chester Carl

Southwest

Name: Cristal Quinn 

Northern 

Arizona VA 

Health Care 

System 

(Prescott)

Name: Ed Shier Name: Homana Pawiki Name:

Phone: 928-737-2801 Phone: 602-379-7206 Phone: 928 445-4860 

 Ext. 1-5303 Phone: 928 776-5306 Phone:

Email: ccarl@htha.org Email: 

cristal.a.quinn@hud.gov Email: Edward.Shier@va.gov Email: LoRae.Pawiki@va.gov Email:

San Carlos 

Apache 

Housing 

Authority

Name: Charles Hill

Southwest

Name: Debbie Apsey 

Phoenix VA 

HCS

Name: Michell Hovis Name: Homana Pawiki Name: : Dino Haley (T)

Phone: 928-475-2346 Phone: 602-379-7217 Phone: (602) 277-5551 

 Ext. 3589 Phone: 928 776-5306 Phone: 480-435-1968

Email: chill@scazha.org Email: 

deborah.a.apsey@hud.gov Email: Michell.Hovis@va.gov Email: 

LoRae.Pawiki@va.gov Email: Dino.haley@va.gov

Tohono 

O'odham - 

KIKI 

Association

Name: Alexandra Terry

Southwest

Name: Sarah Olson Southern 

Arizona VA 

HCS

Name: Danna Auriana Name: Homana Pawiki Name:

Phone: 520-993-1443 Phone: 602-379-7233 Phone: 520 792-1450 

Ext. 1-3794 Phone: 928 776-5306 Phone:
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Tribal HUD 

VASH 

Grantee

Grantee Point of 

Contact

HUD Area 

ONAP

HUD Grants 

Management Specialist VAMC VAMC Point of Contact VA OTGR Tribal Liaison VA Case Manager*

Email:

aterry@tokahousing.org Email: 

sarah.d.olson@hud.gov

Email: 

Danna.Auriana@va.gov

Email: 

LoRae.Pawiki@va.gov Email:

Tribal HUDVASH 

Grantee

Grantee Point of Contact HUD Area 

ONAP

HUD Grants Management 

Specialist VAMC VAMC Point of Contact VA OTGR Tribal Liaison VA Case Manager*

Leech Lake 

Housing 

Authority

Name: Eric Shepherd

Eastern 

Woodlands

Name: Abigail Matthews

St. Cloud 

VAMC

Name: Ellen Dinsmore Name: Peter Vicaire Name:

Phone: 218-335-8280 Phone: 312 913-8770/ 

 800-735-3239 

Phone: 320 255-6480 

 Ext. 6973 Phone: 651 405-5676 Phone:

Email: 

eshepherd@midconetwo

rk.com

Email: 

Abigail.L.Matthews@hud.g

ov

Email: 

Ellen.Dinsmore@va.gov

Email: 

Peter.Vicaire@va.gov Email:

White Earth 

Reservation 

Housing 

Authority

Name: Name: Pam 

Fairbanks

Eastern 

Woodlands

Name: Abigail Matthews

Fargo VA HCS

Name: Diana Hall Name: Peter Vicaire Name:

Phone: 218-473-4663 Phone: 312 913-8770/ 

 800-735-3239 

Phone: 701 239-3700 

 Ext. 3472 Phone: 651 405-5676 Phone:

Email: 

pfairbanks@whiteearthh

ousing.com 

Email: 

Abigail.L.Matthews@hud.g

ov

Email: Diana.Hall2@va.gov Email: 

Peter.Vicaire@va.gov Email:

Blackfeet 

Housing 

Authority

Name: Chancy Kittson

Northern 

Plains

Name: Katie Starcevich

VA Montana 

HCS

Name: Cindy Jensen Name: Peter Vicaire Name:

Phone: 406-338-5031 Phone: 303 672-5147 Phone: 406-447-6064 Phone: 651 405-5676 Phone:

Email: 

chancy@blackfeethousing

.org

Email: 

katie.e.starcevich@hud.gov Email: Cindy.Jenson@va.gov Email: 

Peter.Vicaire@va.gov Email:

Zuni Housing 

Authority

Name: Michael Chavez

Southwest

Name: Cheryl Dixon-Zuni 

VA New 

Mexico HCS

Name: Jason Ramos Name: Homana Pawiki Name:

Phone: 505-782-4550 Phone: 505-346-6924 Phone: 505 265-1711 

 Ext. 5477 Phone: 928 776-5306 Phone:

Email: 

mchavez@pozha.org

Email: 

cheryldixonzuni@hud.gov Email: Jason.Ramos@va.gov Email: 

LoRae.Pawiki@va.gov Email:

Lumbee 

Tribe of 

North 

Carolina

Name: April Bryant

Eastern 

Woodlands

Name: Mary White

Fayetteville, 

NC VAMC

Name: Geraldine Veirs Name: Mary Culley Name:

Phone: 910-522-5471 Phone: 312 913-8762/ 

 800-735-3239 

Phone: 910 488-2120 

 Ext. 7552 Phone: (405) 456-3876 Phone:

Email: 

abryant@lumbeetribe.co

m

Email: 

Mary.White@hud.gov 

Email: 

Geraldine.Veirs@va.gov

Email: 

Mary.Culley@va.gov Email:

Turtle 

Mountain 

Housing 

Authority

Name: Pete Davis

Northern 

Plains

Name: Bernadette McKale

Fargo VA HCS

Name: Diana Hall Name: Peter Vicaire Name:

Phone: 701-477-5673 Phone: 303 672-5168 Phone: 701 239-3700 

Ext. 3472 Phone: 651 405-5676 Phone:

Email: 

pdavis@tmhousing.org

Email: 

bernadette.t.mckale@hud.

gov

Email: Diana.Hall2@va.gov Email: 

Peter.Vicaire@va.gov Email:
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Tribal HUD 

VASH 

Grantee

Grantee Point of 

Contact

HUD Area 

ONAP

HUD Grants 

Management Specialist VAMC VAMC Point of Contact VA OTGR Tribal Liaison VA Case Manager*

Standing 

Rock Housing 

Authority

Name: Brian Thunder 

Hawk

Northern 

Plains

Name: Bernadette McKale

VA Black Hills 

HCS

Name: Willem Fahrenbruck Name: Peter Vicaire Name: Willem Fahrenbruck

(T)

Phone: 701-854-3891 Phone: 303 672-5168 Phone: 605 720-7305 Phone: 651 405-5676 Phone: 605 720-7305

Email: 

b_kthawk@westriv.com

Email: 

bernadette.t.mckale@hud.

gov

Email: 

Willem.Fahrenbruck@va.gov

Email: 

Peter.Vicaire@va.gov

Email:

Willem.Fahrenbruck@va.gov

Tribal HUDVASH 

Grantee

Grantee Point of Contact HUD Area 

ONAP

HUD Grants Management 

Specialist VAMC VAMC Point of Contact VA OTGR Tribal Liaison VA Case Manager*

Cherokee 

Nation of 

Oklahoma

Name: Gary Cooper

Southern 

Plains

Name: Mr. Shannon Jones

Jack C. 

Montgomery 

(Muskogee) 

VAMC

Name: Melanie Goldman Name: Mary Culley Name:

Phone: 918-456-5482 

 Ext. 1111 Phone: 405-609-8545 Phone: 918 610-2058 Phone: (405) 456-3876 Phone:

Email:

Gary.Cooper@hacn.org

Email: 

Shannon.N.Jones@hud.gov Email: 

Melanie.Goldman@va.gov

Email: 

Mary.Culley@va.gov Email:

CheyenneArapaho 

Tribes

Name: William Tall Bear

Southern 

Plains

Name: Cathy Duncan

Oklahoma 

City VA HCS

Name: Matt Fox Name: Mary Culley Name:

Phone: 580-331-2400 Phone: 405-609-8498 Phone: 405 456-5720 Phone: (405) 456-3876 Phone:

Email: 

wtallbear@c-a-tribes.org

Email: 

Cathy.J.Duncan@hud.gov Email: 

Matthew.Fox2@va.gov

Email: 

Mary.Culley@va.gov Email:

Choctaw 

Nation 

Housing 

Authority

Name: Tracy Archey

Southern 

Plains

Name: Cathy Duncan

Jack C. 

Montgomery 

(Muskogee) 

VAMC

Name: Melanie Goldman Name: Mary Culley Name:

Phone: 580-372-4091 Phone: 405-609-8498 Phone: 918 610-2058 Phone: 405 456-3876 Phone:

Email: 

tarchey@choctawhousing

.com

Email: 

Cathy.J.Duncan@hud.gov Email: 

Melanie.Goldman@va.gov

Email: 

Mary.Culley@va.gov Email:

Osage Nation 

of Oklahoma

Name: Chris 

Standingbear

Southern 

Plains

Name: Virginia Fredman

Jack C. 

Montgomery 

(Muskogee) 

VAMC

Name: Melanie Goldman Name: Mary Culley Name:

Phone: 918-287-5633 Phone: 405-609-8445 Phone: 918 610-2058 Phone: 405 456-3876 Phone:

Email: 

clstandingbear@osagenat

ion-nsn.gov

Email: 

Virginia.L.Fredman@hud.g

ov

Email: 

Melanie.Goldman@va.gov

Email: 

Mary.Culley@va.gov Email:

Muscogee(Cr

eek) Nation, 

Oklahoma

Name: LaDonna 

Northcross

Southern 

Plains

Name: Joyce Broiles-Hill

Jack C. 

Montgomery 

(Muskogee) 

VAMC

Name: Melanie Goldman Name: Mary Culley Name:

Phone: 918-549-2525 Phone: 405-609-8543 Phone: 918- 610-2058 Phone: 405 456-3876 Phone:

Email: lnorthcross@mcnnsn.gov

Email: 

Joyce.F.BroilesHill@hud.gov

Email: 

Melanie.Goldman@va.gov

Email: 

Mary.Culley@va.gov Email:

Warm 

Springs 

Housing

Authority

Name: Scott Moses

Northwest

Name: David Boyd

VA Portland 

HCS

Name: Carolyn Bateson Name: Terry Bentley Name:

Phone: 541-553-3250 Phone: 206-220-6161 Phone: 503-220-8262 

Ext. 34368 Phone: 541 440-1271 Phone:
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Tribal HUD 

VASH 

Grantee

Grantee Point of 

Contact

HUD Area 

ONAP

HUD Grants 

Management Specialist VAMC VAMC Point of Contact VA OTGR Tribal Liaison VA Case Manager*

Email: 

scott.moses@wsha.us

Email: 

David.P.Boyd@hud.gov Email: 

Carolyn.Bateson@va.gov

Email: 

Terry.Bentley@va.gov Email:

Oglala Sioux 

(Lakota) 

Housing 

Authority

Name: Vince Martin

Northern 

Plains

Name: Maria Danz

VA Black Hills 

HCS

Name: Willem Fahrenbruck Name: Peter Vicaire Name: Willem Fahrenbruck

(T)

Phone: 605-867-5161 Phone: 303 839-2687 Phone: 605 720-7305 Phone: 651 405-5676 Phone: 605 720-7305

Email: vince@oslh.org Email: 

maria.e.danz@hud.gov

Email: 

Willem.Fahrenbruck@va.gov

Email: 

Peter.Vicaire@va.gov

Email:

Willem.Fahrenbruck@va.gov

Tribal HUDVASH 

Grantee

Grantee Point of Contact HUD Area 

ONAP

HUD Grants Management 

Specialist VAMC VAMC Point of Contact VA OTGR Tribal Liaison VA Case Manager*

Sicangu 

Wicoti 

Awayankapi 

Corporation 

(Rosebud)

Name: Amos Prue

Northern 

Plains

Name: Amy Flowers

VA Black Hills 

HCS

Name: Willem Fahrenbruck Name: Peter Vicaire Name: Willem Fahrenbruck

(T)

Phone: 605-747-2203 Phone: 303 672-5164 Phone: 605 720-7305 Phone: 651 405-5676 Phone: 605 720-7305

Email: 

rstha@swacorporation.co

m

Email: 

amy.d.flowers@hud.gov

Email: 

Willem.Fahrenbruck@va.gov

Email: 

Peter.Vicaire@va.gov

Email:

Willem.Fahrenbruck@va.gov

Yakama 

Nation 

Housing 

Authority

Name: Craig Dougall

Northwest

Name: David Boyd

Jonathan M. 

Wainwright 

(Walla Walla) 

VAMC

Name: Rodney Opsal Name: Terry Bentley Name:

Phone: 509-877-6171 Phone: 206-220-6161 Phone: 509 525-5200 

Ext. 22040 Phone: 541 440-1271 Phone:

Email: craig@ynha.com Email: 

David.P.Boyd@hud.gov

Email: 

Rodney.Opsal@va.gov

Email: 

Terry.Bentley@va.gov Email:

Spokane 

Indian 

Housing 

Authority

Name: Timothy Horan

Northwest

Name: Cynthia Moore

MannGrandstaff 

(Spokane) 

VAMC

Name: Shannon Dunkin Name: Terry Bentley Name:

Phone: 509-258-4523 Phone:206-220-6165 Phone: 509-462-2500 Ext. 

4002 Phone: (541) 440-1271 Phone:

Email: 

tim@spokaneiha.com

Email: 

cynthia.moore@hud.gov

Email: 

Shannon.Dunkin@va.gov

Email: 

Terry.Bentley@va.gov Email:

Colville 

Indian 

Housing 

Authority

Name: Brook Kristovich

Northwest

Name: Connie Roque

MannGrandstaff 

(Spokane) 

VAMC

Name: Shannon Dunkin Name: Terry Bentley Name:

Phone: 509-634-2162 Phone:206-220-5402 Phone: 509-462-2500 Ext. 

4002 Phone: (541) 440-1271 Phone:

Email: 

brook.kristovich@colvillet

ribes.com

Email:

Connie.J.Roque@hud.gov

Email: 

Shannon.Dunkin@va.gov

Email: 

Terry.Bentley@va.gov Email:

Oneida Tribe 

of Indians of 

Wisconsin

Name: Scott Denny

Eastern 

Woodlands

Name: Mary White

Clement C. 

Zablocki 

(Milwaukee) 

VAMC

Name: Barbara Gilbert Name: Peter Vicaire Name:

Phone: 920-869-2227 Phone: (312)913-8762/

 800-735-3239 Phone: (414) 342-2224 Phone: (651) 405-5676 Phone:

Email: 

sdenny@oneidanation.or

g 

Email:

Mary.White@hud.gov 

Email: 

Barbara.Gilbert@va.gov

Email: 

Peter.Vicaire@va.gov Email: