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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is 1 of 11 tribal communities receiving a grant to accelerate the implementation of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies on tribal lands. The grant will assist the Tribe to install 636 kilowatts of solar PV at five Sitting Bull College Buildings in Fort Yates, ND.

U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp expressed her opposition to new proposals by the federal agency overseeing housing that would negatively impact the ability of families to obtain decent, safe housing at a reasonable cost. She also pushed back on the agency’s efforts to make significant funding cuts to North Dakota community, economic, and affordable housing development priorities in its 2016 budget

Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a more than $1.5 million grant to fund improvements to Cass County’s Lake Shure Bridge to reduce flood-related damages.

The North Dakota Industrial Commission has authorized the distribution of more than $197,000 to organizations statewide through Helping Housing Across North Dakota (Helping HAND). North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) administers the program.

The Industrial Commission has increased the purchase price limit of North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) homeownership programs from $250,000 to $265,158 in accordance with Internal Revenue Service guidelines

The Industrial Commission announced today that the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) has allocated $2.4 million in federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) to five affordable senior housing projects. The 163 units constructed will be located in Dickinson, Fargo, Jamestown, Minot and West Fargo

Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp and Congressman Kevin Cramer announced today that 15 housing authorities in North Dakota will receive awards from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) totaling nearly $2 million. The funds will come from HUD’s Public Housing Capital Fund

Nearly 2,000 families have received or been approved to receive assistance from two funds designated for rebuilding after the 2011 floods by the North Dakota Legislature. The Rebuilders Loan and Supplemental Rebuilders Loan Programs have committed to $51.2 million for 1,946 loans. Of that amount, $47.3 million has been distributed.

The North Dakota Industrial Commission today recognized QEP Resources, Inc., for contributing $1 million in December to help the Housing Incentive Fund (HIF) create hundreds of new affordable housing units in western North Dakota.

A 28-unit apartment complex in Lignite, ND, is providing affordable housing for local school district employees and border patrol agents.