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NATIVE AMERICAN<br />
HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND<br />
SELF-DETERMINATION ACT<br />
The Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination<br />
Act (NAHASDA) was passed in 1996 and transformed the way that<br />
American Indians and Alaska Natives provided affordable housing on<br />
rural Indian reservations and Alaska Native villages.<br />
The act opened the door for increased partnerships with financial institutions and most importantly,<br />
enabled the federal policy of self-determination to be extended Native American populations across<br />
the nation.<br />
In 2000, Congress amended NAHASDA by adding Title VIII, which provides similar funding<br />
for Native Hawaiian families whose total household income is at or below 80 percent of the established<br />
area median income levels for their respective counties and that are eligible to reside on<br />
Hawaiian home lands. The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is the designated recipient for<br />
DHHL ANNUAL REPORT 2010 | 15
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