General Welfare Exclusion Housing Rehabilitation Program
Formerly Over-Income Rehabilitation Grant
This program funds over-income families with a $10,000 grant for construction
rehabilitation on the primary residence they own.
The over-income grant is for eligible applicants and is limited to one grant per
person/address/household. If you have already received a General Welfare Exclusion
Housing Rehabilitation Grant, you are not eligible to apply.
If you have received services for the following programs, you are not eligible to
apply for the General Welfare Exclusion Housing Rehabilitation Grant for five years:
Down Payment Assistance, NAHASDA Rehabilitation Program, NAHASDA Elders
Replacement Program, NAHASDA Rehabilitation Program for Elder Tribal Members,
NAHASDA Rehabilitation Program for Disabled Tribal Members, Homeownership
Program/Mutual Help and BIA Self Governance.
to Tribal members whose income exceeds the income limits set by the Native American
Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act (NAHASDA). These are listed below:
1
2
$42,280
3
$48,320 $54,360
Base 4
5
6
$60,400
$65,232
$70,064
7
8
$74,896 $79,728
Rehabilitation refers to repairs or renovations to the home, but does not include
appliances, saunas, hot tubs, swimming pools, driveways, fences, etc. Over-income refers
Applications, including proof of current annual income, enrollment and proof of
homeownership with the Tribal member’s name on it, must be submitted to the Hous-
ing office by Friday, July 31, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. Applications received after that date
and time will not be accepted by the Siletz Tribal Housing Department.
Qualified applicants will be placed in the lottery drawing that will be held in August
on a date approved by the Tribal Council.
If you would like an application or have any questions, please call Jeanette Aradoz
at 800-922-1399, ext. 1316, or 541-444-8316.
Comment period open for potential housing grant
Report shellfish harvests to Natural Resources
The Siletz Tribal Housing Department (STHD) is applying for a USDA Rural
Housing Preservation Grant for low- to very low-income Tribal members’ housing
rehabilitation needs.
The grant is used for rehabilitation or repair of sub-standard housing condi-
tions and is restricted to rural areas such as Siletz. This is a competitive grant with
the maximum grant amount of $50,000.
Spring low tides herald clam, crab and mussel gathering season. Tribal mem-
bers using a 2020 Cultural Shellfish Gathering license and permit are reminded to
report shellfish harvests to the Tribe’s Natural Resources Department within three
business days of harvest.
Reports must include the harvest date, type and number of shellfish gathered
on each trip. To report your harvest, please leave your name, phone number and
details by calling 800-922-1399, ext. 1227, or 541-444-8227.
The general public is allowed to comment on this application intent. Com-
ments are due by June 16, 2020.
Shellfish safety hotline
If interested, send comments to Robert Smith at roberts@ctsi.nsn.us or Robert
Smith, Siletz Tribal Housing Department, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549.
Domoic acid levels make clams and crab unsafe to eat. Before clamming or
crabbing, check the Oregon Shellfish Hotline, 800-448-2474, for safety and con-
servation closures.
USDA distribution dates for June; change in procedures
Siletz
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
June 1
June 2
June 3
June 4
June 5
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Salem
Monday
June 15 1:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday
June 16 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday June 17 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
By appt only
Thursday June 18
A message to all USDA clients
We are coming out of the COVID-19
virus protocalls. We will allow one cli-
ent into the building at a time to do your
shopping lists and bag your own food. If
this changes, we will post it on the ware-
house doors.
We will accept hand-delivered appli-
cation packets, but the preferred method
of delivery is still email or fax.
LIKE us on Facebook at Siletz
Tribal FDPIR. We would like to
see more people sharing their
recipes on our FB page.
Joyce Retherford, FDP Director
541-444-8393; joycer@ctsi.nsn.us
Fax: 541-444-8306 or 503-391-4296
Sammy Hall, Waehouseman/Clerk
541-444-8279; sammyh@ctsi.nsn.us
Tribe’s excess surplus sale canceled
The Siletz Tribe’s excess surplus sale that had been scheduled for May 28 has been
canceled. It will be rescheduled at a later date.
CTSI Jobs
Youth Antlerless Elk Hunt
Applications Due
July 2, 2020
2 Tags
Tribal employment information
is available at ctsi.nsn.us.
Hunt runs from Aug. 1 to Dec. 31
Applications available on the Tribal
website under Natural Resources or call
the number below to have one mailed to
you beginning June 1
Open to Tribal youth age 12-17 who have
a valid Hunter Safety Card
Call Natural Resources Manager Mike
Kennedy at 541-444-8232 or 800-922-
1399, ext. 1232, if you have questions
Note: “Open Until Filled” vacancies
may close at any time. The Tribe’s Indian
Preference policy will apply. Tribal
government will not discriminate in
selection because of race, creed, age,
sex, color, national origin, physical
handicap, marital status, politics,
membership or non-membership in
an employee orgnization.
C TSI constantly is looking
for temporary employees to cover
vacancy, vacations, maternity leave
and extended sick leave. If you are
looking for temporary work that can
last from 2-12 weeks, please submit
an application for the temp pool.
For more information
about the Siletz Tribal
Arts and Heritage Society,
visit siletzartsheritage.org.
How to access language materials online
Ch’ee-la xwii-t’i
(Greetings everyone)
To assist Tribal members during
this time of social distancing and the
interruption of our normal schedules,
this tutorial on how to access language
materials and recordings from the
Tribal website has been developed. I
hope you and your families are safe
and healthy during this time. Hopefully
many folks can access these materials
from the safety of their homes.
Go to www.ctsi.nsn.us. Enter in
your roll number and last four digits
of your Social security number to log
on to the Tribal member access area.
Click on “Our Heritage.” On the drop
down, click on “Language.”
Lots of written and recorded materials
are available in this section. The Nuu-wee-
ya’ (Our Words) Language Dictionary is
on this page. You can click on the selection
A to Z to look up written English language
words and their Athabaskan equivalent.
Also on this page are Siletz Dee-ni
Volumes 1, 2 & 3. Just click on “Study
Materials” and scroll down. Volume 1
contains lessons on body parts, counting,
relatives, foods and table talk.
In these lessons, the written word on
the screen is accompanied by audio of the
word’s pronunciation. Volume 2 contains
animals, birds, colors, fish, greetings and
goodbyes, insects, and trees and brush.
Volume 3 contains lessons on sentence
structure and word order.
Each lesson has a complete practical
alphabet sound chart. All three volumes
have a word document and audio record-
ing for each lesson. Tests are available if
you want to use them.
To access the Siletz Talking Diction-
ary, click on Siletz Language website.
Drop down three lines and click on www.
siletzlanguage.org, go to the Talking
Dictionary tab and click on it. The Siletz
Talking Dictionary Page will appear.
Just below the words “Search for” is
an empty white box. Type in the word you
are searching for and click on the “search”
button just below the box. The word
and the Athabaskan equivalent will
appear just below the search box. To
hear the word being spoken, simply
click on the red ear icon on the left
side of the page.
You may have to wait a few seconds
for the page and sound to load, depend-
ing on your connectivity. Some of the
words also have pictures.
Also on the www.siletzlanguage.
org website are 14 Language learning
videos and many other culture-related
videos, materials and curriculum.
For more information, contact Bud
Lane at 800-922-1399, ext. 8320; 541-
444-8320; or budl@ctsi.nsn.us.
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