Investments in Native American Communities

(a) Appropriation In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the Secretary) for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— (1) $277,500,000 for formula grants for eligible affordable housing activities described in section 202 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (in this section referred to as NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4132), which shall be distributed according to the most recent fiscal year funding formula for the Indian Housing Block Grant; (2) $200,000,000 for— (A) affordable housing activities authorized under section 810(a) of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4229); (B) community-wide infrastructure and infrastructure improvement projects carried out on Hawaiian Home Lands pursuant to section 810(b)(5) of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4229(b)(5)); and (C) rental assistance to Native Hawaiians (as defined in section 801 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4221)) on and off Hawaiian Home Lands; (3) $277,500,000 for competitive grants for eligible affordable housing activities described in section 202 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4132); (4) $200,000,000 for— (A) competitive single-purpose Indian community development block grants for Indian tribes; and (B) imminent threat Indian community development block grants, including for long-term environmental threats and relocation, for Indian tribes, or a tribal organization, governmental entity, or nonprofit organization designated by the Indian tribe to apply for a grant on its behalf; (5) $25,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section and Indian and Native Hawaiian programs administered by the Secretary, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluations, other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs; and (6) $20,000,000 to make new awards or increase prior awards to technical assistance providers to provide an immediate increase in capacity building and technical assistance to grantees. Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain available until September 30, 2033. (b) Reallocation Amounts made available under subsection (a)(1) that are not accepted within a time specified by the Secretary, are voluntarily returned, or are otherwise recaptured for any reason shall be used to fund grants under paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (a). (c) Undisbursed funds Amounts provided under this Act that remain undisbursed may not be used as a basis to reduce any grant allocation under section 302 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4152) to an Indian tribe in any fiscal year. (d) Prohibition on investments Amounts made available under this section may not be invested in investment securities and other obligations. (e) Implementation The Secretary shall have authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.