PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
(1) To expand the supply of affordable housing, particularly rental housing, for low and very low income Americans; (2) to strengthen the abilities of State and local governments to design and implement strategies for achieving adequate supplies of decent, affordable housing; (3) to provide both financial and technical assistance to participating jurisdictions, including the development of model programs for developing affordable low income housing; and (4) to extend and strengthen partnerships among all levels of government and the private sector, including for-profit and nonprofit organizations, in the production and operation of affordable housing.

 ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. HOUSING;
- Indian Housing;
- Construction Rehabilitation;
- Planning;

 WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- Individual/Family;
- Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans);
- Native American Organizations;

 WHO CAN APPLY:
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Local (includes State-designated Indian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments;