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HOUSING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM by Howard Roy T he D EADLINE fo r FY99 Housing Im provem ent P rogram A pplications is D EC EM B ER 1,1998. Applications received after December 1,1998, will not be considered for FY 99 funds. Good newsto.all Siletz Tribal Members! We,encourage clients to ask for a Housing Improvement Program application if you live outside the service area, in order to et us know you are out there, The logistics are not com pleteon our construction processes. We have not worked through the administration process completely, so please be patient. More information to follow in upcoming newsletters. There may be a new funding source from NAHASDA for the rehabilitation o f Siletz Tribal Member housing units without restrictions to geographical location. This is the first time we have had a program that would allow the Siletz Tribal members housing needs to be addressed outside the 11-county service area since Tribal restoration. The application w ill be incorporated into the current H ousing Improvement Program application. IDEAS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES There are still matching funds available for people who own their own home and have a very low to low income as specified by FmHA. Please contact us at the HIP Program on how to access these funds, these funds are for tribal member HIP clients with houses residing in the Lincoln County area only. Eiders 62 and older on low: income may qualify fo r grant assistance through Rural Development. Contact Sharon Shaffer at (541) 465-6443 for more information. If you are purchasing a home, you are encouraged to fi 11 out an application with Rural Development so that you are prepared fof foreclosed houses, expecially in the.Lincoln City.area. HOUSE FOR SALE 1047 South Anderson Creek Road Lincoln City, Oregon 97367 (541)994-6984 , (541) 996-5804 WORDS OF WISDOM: Cultivate the emotions o f appreciation and gratitude. These are among the most spiritual emotions we can have, and they enhance our lives more than almost anything I know does. Live with an attitude o f gratitude!!I Subsurface Facilities Provided The Indian Health Service supplies water and sewage disposal systems in the eleven-county service area o f Oregon. However, in Salem, Marion County Housing Agencies some cases we have been able to provide service in other areas o f Assist with SIHA’s Section 8 Program Oregon with the assistance o f other Oregon tribe and IHS working By Connie Hoffman cooperatively. SIHA Executive Director Who qualifies for this program? Any Siletz tribal member is eligible for this program and the good news is there are no income I’ve been asked to explain the cooperative relationship that requirements. The question is w hat do I do first in order to et sewer or water assistance? You must first obtain an IHS application from exists betw een the Tribal H ousing A uthority and the H ousing one o f the area offices or the HIP office in Siletz. Fill out and sign the Authorities for the city o f Salem and Marion County. This goes back to when we first started applying for HUD’s Section 8 rent subsidy application, and send it to the HIP Office in Siletz. Septic systems that are spilling effluent onto the ground present program in 1992 and 1993. One o f the directives that I was given when I began work here a health hazard and should be reported to the HIP Program for site evaluation from IHS. HIP will provide the necessary personnel for the Tribe in 1991 was to get a Section 8 program started for Tribal members. The Section 8 program is probably the most popular assisted deployment procedures to begin the remedy process. This type o f situation is a definite priority for service. We, housing program in the country. It is administered by virtually every also, serve new home sites — such as manufactured homes and new public housing authority in the county, but by only a few Indian housing construction for residential homes. It is im portant to get your authorities. The reason that it is so popular is that it gives low-income application request to us as soon as possible for scheduling purposes. families a choice o f where to live and it provides a substantial rent There is a waiting list and new septic systems can only be installed subsidy to these families so that their housing costs are affordable. Since we intended to adm inister our Section 8 Program between the months o f May and October. The sooner you let us know about your problem or upcoming project, the easier it is to maintain throughout the Tribe’s service area (11 counties in Northwest Oregon), and schedule service for everyone. CTSI Housing Improvement and that meant that we would be working within the jurisdiction o f many Downpayment Assistance grant applications and IHS subsurface water public housing authorities. In order for HUD to approve our application and sewage facilities applications are available at all area offices or for funding for this program, we needed not only the cooperation o f contact Tammy Wagner at (541) 444-8261 --or-- 1-800-922-1399, the local governing bodies in these counties, but we also needed the support o f the public housing authorities. Salem and Marion County ext. 261. housing authorities put on a condition on their support for our Real E^tafo Dictionary M ortgage Insurance: Insurance written by an independent mortgage application. They would support it only if we let them administer our insurance company (referred to as ah ‘MIC’) protecting the mortgage vouchers and certificates. We did enter into cooperation agreements with Salem and lender against loss incurred by mortgage default, thus enabling the lender to lend a higher percentage o f the sale price, the Federal Marion County under which they would administer our Section 8 Government writes this form o f insurance through the FHA and the vouchers and certificates for any units located in those areas. We did receive allocations o f HUD funding for Section 8 in 1992,1993, and VA. A ppraisal R eport: A written report by an appraiser containing his or 1994, for a total o f 75 units. Administering this small number o f her opinion as to the value o f a property and the reasoning leading to units over a large geographical area with a Small staff has been a this opinion. The factual data supporting the opinion, such as challenge. Therefore, the agreements with Salem and Marion County comparable, appraisal formulas, and qualifications o f an apraiser, will have been a help to us and we believe they have served the needs o f Tribal members who have been participating in this program. When also be set forth. -2 0 -
