Reno-Sparks Indian Colony to receive $1.3 million housing grant
RENO, Nev. (MyNews4.com & KRNV) — The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony is among 17 Native American tribes in Nevada that will receive more than $15 million in grants from the U.S. government.
The grant money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is distributed each year to eligible Indian tribes.
The Reno-Sparks Indian colony will receive $1.3 million in 2016.
Stacey Montooth, community information officer for the colony, said the money will be used to maintain and develop new housing for tribal members.
To learn more about the Indian Housing Program, and to see how much of the $15 million each tribe in Nevada will receive, click here.
NevadaDuck Valley Shoshone-Paiute Tribe - Owyhee$2,109,255
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe - Duckwater$489,454
Ely Shoshone Tribe - Ely$642,912
Fallon Reservation - Paiute Shoshone Tribe - Fallon$1,465,238
Fort McDermitt Paiute - Shoshone Tribe - McDermitt$553,334
Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians - Las Vegas$50,282
Lovelock Paiute Tribe - Lovelock$151,431
Moapa Band of Paiute Indians - Moapa$393,849
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe - Nixon$1,603,739
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony - Reno$1,348,953
Summit Lake Paiute Tribe - Sparks$50,282
Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone - Elko$1,298,792
Walker River Paiute Tribe - Schurz$2,295,575
Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California - Gardnerville$1,753,050
Winnemucca Indian Colony - Reno$50,282
Yerington Paiute Tribe - Yerington$757,724
Yomba-Shoshone Tribe - Austin$293,516
Nevada Total$15,307,668
