Home Improvement Program (HIP)

The Comanche Nation Home Improvement Program is a safety net program that provides grants for the cost of services to repair, renovate, replace or provide housing. This program provides grants to the neediest of the needy Indian families who: Live in sub-standard housing or are without housing; and have no ther resource for assistance.

PL93-638 Program

The Home Improvement Program's PL93-638 Program is a home repair, renovation, and replacement grant program administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and federally recognized Indian tribes for the American Indian and Alaska Native individuals and families who have no immediate resource for standard housing. While not an entitlement program, HIP was established under the Snyder Act of 1921 as one of several BIA programs authorized by Congress for the benefit of Indian people.

To be eligible for Home Improvement assistance, you must be a member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or be an Alaska Native; live in an approved tribal service area; have an annual income that does not exceed 125% of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Poverty Guidelines; have present housing that is substandard, as defined by the regulations; have no other resource for housing assistance; have not received assistance after October 1, 1986 for repairs and renovation, replacement or housing, or down payment assistance; and have not acquired your present housing through a federally-sponsored housing program that includes such services and assistance.

About Us

The Home Improvement Program is a home repair, renovation and replacement grant program that serves only the neediest of the needy; American Indians and Alaska Natives who have substandard housing or no housing at all and have no immediate sources of housing assistance. It is the BIA and the Comanche Nation's policy that every eligible tribal member should have the opportunity for a decent home and suitable living environment. The Comanche Nation Home Improvement Program works to eliminate substandard housing and homelessness in Indian communities by helping those who fall between the cracks in federal housing assistance obtain decent, safe and healthy housing and living conditions for themselves and their families.

Guidelines

Home Improvement also provides assistance through the Emergency Assistance program with funding provided by the Comanche Nation to eligible tribal members,