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IHBG Formula

What is IHBG Formula?

Funds appropriated by Congress for the Indian Housing Block Grant Program (IHBG) are made available to eligible grant recipients through a formula. Regulations governing the formula can be found at 24 CFR Part 1000, Subpart D. On November 22, 2016, the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Final Rule was published revising the IHBG Formula.

In brief, the formula has four components; Need, Formula Current Assisted Stock, 1996 Minimum, and Undisbursed IHBG funds factor. The Need component considers population, income, and housing conditions. The Formula Current Assisted Stock component reflects housing developed under the United States Housing Act (the predecessor of the IHBG program) which is owned and/or operated by the IHBG recipient and provides funds for ongoing operation of the housing. The 1996 minimum provides adjustments when an Indian tribe is allocated more or less funding under the IHBG formula than it received in FY 1996 for operating subsidy and modernization. The Undisbursed IHBG funds factor provides adjustments for tribes with an initial allocation of $5 million or more and has undisbursed IHBG funds in an amount greater than the sum of the prior three years’ initial allocation calculations.

An Indian tribe may challenge the Need portion of the IHBG formula provided the data are gathered, evaluated, and presented in a manner that is fair and equitable for all participating tribes. Tribes have until March 30 of each year to submit challenges to their Needs data in consideration for the upcoming fiscal year. Guidelines for submitting Census challenges are available below.

HUD has until June 1 of each fiscal year to report to recipients their annual IHBG estimated allocation and the data used to compute the estimated allocation. The Formula Response Form (FRF) is designated by 24 CFR 1000.302 as the form recipients use to report data changes to HUD. It is the recipients' responsibility to report any discrepancies or changes in their IHBG data to HUD. Tribes have until August 1st of each year to submit corrections to Formula Current Assisted Stock, Formula Area, Population Cap and Overlapping Formula Area data in consideration for the upcoming fiscal year. In accordance with Section 1000.315 the FRF is the only mechanism that a recipient shall use to report changes to the number of FCAS.

Census Challenge

Challenging the U.S. Census Data: Guideline for the Indian Housing Block Grant Formula Click Here and the following Appendices:

Contact the IHBG Formula Customer Service Center 1-800-410-8808 with questions.

In accordance with 24 § 1000.336(d), tribes must submit Census challenges to HUD by March 30, 2021, for consideration for the FY 2022 IHBG formula allocation. The Needs data used to estimate your Tribe’s FY 2021 IHBG formula allocation was posted on-line at https://ihbgformula.com/fy2021/ on May 29, 2020, as Attachment A to the FY 2021 Formula Response Form.

IHBG Formula Data

FY 2021 IHBG Formula Estimates

NEW! Deadline Extended for Submitting FY 2021 Formula Response Corrections
Due to difficulties some Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities may be experiencing in submitting timely correction requests to FY 2021 Formula Response Form data caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, HUD is extending the deadline by an additional 30 days. Accordingly, all correction requests to the FY 2021 Formula Response Form data must be submitted by September 1, 2020. The September 1, 2020 deadline is important in ensuring that there is enough time to run the FY 2021 IHBG final allocations accurately and on time. We encourage Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities that are able to submit their correction requests before September 1, 2020, to do so. Because of the timing needed to run the IHBG final allocations, we will not be able to offer any additional extensions beyond September 1, 2020.

Should you have any additional comments or questions, please contact the IHBG Formula Customer Service Center at:

1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 10^th Floor
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 800-410-8808
Fax: 202-393-6411
E-Mail: IHBGformula@firstpic.org

HUD looks forward to continuing to work with Tribes and Tribal organizations in FY 2021.
Thank you for your efforts to support Tribal communities.

FY 2021 Estimate Cover Letter: The purpose of this Dear Tribal Leader letter is to inform Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHE) of their Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) formula allocation estimate for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 and to transmit the forms required for correcting the FY 2021 IHBG Formula data and the FY 2022 IHBG Needs data. In the past, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would mail this information. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, HUD is posting the following information on-line at: https://ihbgformula.com/fy2021/:

FY 2021 Formula Response Form (FRF) including the FY 2021 FRF Appendices A through D and the FY 2022 IHBG Needs Data (Attachment A).
Calendar of Critical Deadlines and Frequently Asked Questions.
FY 2021 Correction/Challenge Log showing changes to the IHBG database between January 25, 2020, and May 12, 2020.

Tribes/TDHEs must review their data on the FY 2021 Formula Response Form and report any changes no later than September 1, 2020, to the IHBG Formula Customer Service Center. Census Challenges for the FY 2022 IHBG Needs data must be submitted no later than March 30, 2021, for consideration for the FY 2022 IHBG Formula allocation estimates.

Impact of Single/Multi-Race Provision on the FY 2021 IHBG Estimate Allocations: Narrative, Tribes' Formula Components, and Needs Variables (MS-Excel)
FY 2021 Estimate Summary- CAS
FY 2021 Estimate Summary- Formula Area
FY 2021 Estimate Summary- Needs and Allocation
FY 2021 Estimate Summary- Section 8
FY 2021 Estimate Summaries (MS-Excel)

FY 2020 IHBG-CARES Funding Allocation

Dear Tribal Leader Letter (April 3, 2020)- IHBG-CARES Formula Allocation

On March 27, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L.116-136), which provides additional funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the national impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. The CARES Act included $200 million for the Indian Housing Block Grant program. Linked here you will find a funding summary for each eligible Tribe ("Indian Housing Block Grant CARES Act (IHBG-CARES) Formula Allocations").

The $200 million in funding was allocated based on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 tribal allocations before repayments and grant adjustments. Each Tribe will receive 30.5707842855989 percent of their FY 2020 IHBG formula allocation. This percentage is equal to the amount appropriated in the CARES Act divided by the total amount allocated in FY 2020 under the IHBG formula before repayments and grant adjustments ($200,000,000/$654,219,395).

For more information on how your Tribe’s IHBG-CARES formula allocation was calculated, please see:
IHBG-CARES Funding Allocations

If you have any questions about your IHBG allocation under the CARES Act, please contact the IHBG Formula Customer Service Center at:

Phone: 1-800-410-8808
Email: IHBGformula@firstpic.org