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General Welfare Exclusion Housing Rehabilitation Program Formerly Over-Income Rehabilitation Grant The Over-Income Rehabilitation Construction 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 through the following programs, you are not eligible to apply for the General Welfare Exclusion Housing Rehabilitation Grant for five years: NAHASDA Rehabilitation Program, NAHASDA Elders Replacement Program, NAHASDA Rehabilitation Program for Elder Tribal Members, NAHASDA Rehabilita- tion Program for Disabled Tribal Members, and HIP Program. 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 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 $54,768 2 $62,592 3 $70,416 Base 4 $78,240 5 $84,499 6 $90,758 7 8 $97,018 $103,277 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 Housing office by Wednesday; July 31, 2024, 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, which will be held dur- ing August on a date approved by the Tribal Council. If you would like an application or have any questions, please call Jeanette Mason at 800-922-1399, ext. 1316, or 541-444-8316; or email jeanettem@ctsi.nsn.us. PRC process for getting hearing aids Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) has collaborated with Costco Hearing Aid Centers to purchase hearing aids for Siletz Tribal members regardless of where the referral is made for a hearing evaluation. Purchasing hearings aids at Costco will stretch PRC funding, allowing for more services that will benefit you and all Siletz Tribal members. Once you have your hearing evaluation and referral for hearing aids, you’ll need to make a request for the Gatekeeping Review Commit- tee to approve the first pair. Once approved, you will be sent an approval letter and a copy of the protocol for purchasing hearing aids, which can be purchased every three years. Contact PRC at 541-444-9677 for more information. Pequot Prescription Reimbursements If you have paid out of pocket for your prescriptions, Pequot can reim- burse you up to $500 for the calendar year. Please do not wait until the end of the year to send in receipts as there is no guarantee how far back Pequot will do reimbursements. To start the process for reimburse- ment, please send in your receipts quarterly to Purchase and Referred Care (PRC) via mail or email. It takes 4-8 weeks to receive Pequot reimbursements. Purchased/Referred Care Email: siletzprc@ctsi.nsn.us Website: www.ctsi.nsn.us P.O. BOX 320 Siletz, OR 97380 Local: 541-444-9677 Fax: 541-444-9645 If you would like to mail them yourself and avoid the PRC middle- man, please email Selina Rilatos via selinar@ctsi.nsn.us to receive a Pequot reimbursement form by email or mail. Voting, continued from page 1 infrastructure. With other critical issues, such as the high rate of Missing and Mur- dered Indigenous Women, environmental protections and economic development in the balance, Native voices need to be heard at every level of government. One hundred years ago on June 2, the U.S. government unilaterally extended U.S. citizenship to American Indians with the passage of the Indian Citizenship Act. As dual citizens of their Tribal nations and the United States, members of federally recognized Tribes have the right to reg- ister and participate in both non-Tribal (federal, state and local) elections and Tribal elections to decide who should represent them. “Native people were often deterred from exercising that right and continu- ally litigated for that right to be honored. Only in 1958, 38 years after the Indian Citizenship Act, did Native voters par- ticipate in elections in all 50 states,” said Cheryl Crazy Bull, president and CEO of the College Fund. “By voting in Tribal, local, state and national elections, Native people exercise their legal right to vote and honor the ancestors that fought for it, while ensuring we have a say in our futures as Native people and sovereign nations.” To make Native voices heard and exer- cise the right to vote, every Native citizen must register to do so in their state of permanent residence. The College Fund’s Make Native Voices Heard webpage shares information on how to register to vote in every state at https://collegefund. org/vote/register/. As part of the campaign, the College Fund will also share information about how to make a voting plan and how voting impacts Native communities in big ways. Native students; Tribal college presidents, faculty and staff; and others are also invited to share their reasons for voting and voting plans in blogs and videos at https://collegefund.org/vote/. The College Fund also offers $500 awards to TCU students who are leading voter education events. For more information on how to submit a blog or video, grants for voter education events and to follow the cam- paign, visit https://collegefund.org/vote/ or follow the College Fund on Facebook at American Indian College Fund and Native Pathways. The campaign will run through early November. munity and Tribal college support. It also supports a variety of academic and support programs at the nation’s 35 accredited Tribal colleges and universities, which are located on or near Indian reser- vations, ensuring students have the tools to graduate and succeed in their careers. The College Fund consistently receives top ratings from independent charity evaluators and is one of the nation’s top 100 charities named to the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance. For more information, please visit www.collegefund.org. About the College Fund The American Indian College Fund has been the nation’s largest charity sup- porting Native higher education for 34 years. It believes “Education is the answer” and provided $17.4 million in scholarships and other direct student support to Ameri- can Indian students in 2022-23. Since its founding in 1989, the Col- lege Fund has provided more than $319 million in scholarships, programs, com- June 2024 • Siletz News • 13
