SIHA Startup
The San Ildefonso Housing Authority was authorized as an independent Tribally Designated Housing Entity (TDHE) under Council Resolution No. SI-R21-026 – Housing Authority Act – on November 24, 2021 to administer the Tribe’s Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) block grant funding to invest in housing and community development on the Pueblo to include:
- Resolutions forming SIHA adopted
- Official organization documents filed
- Five-person Board convened
- Bylaws, Policies, passed by Board
- Federal authorizations obtained
- SIHA office set up for operations
- Developed strategic plan of action
- Two staff hired
- Set up bank and accounting systems
- Set up housing management system
- Secured $4 million in funding for rehabilitation and new home projects