Wichita Housing Authority

The Wichita Housing Authority is the Tribal Designated Housing Entity (TDHE) of the Wichita & Affiliated Tribes. Established in 1992 under the Wichita Housing Act (Wichita Public Law 92-100-002) in is governed by a five member Board of Commissioners as an entity of the Tribe. Funding, in part, for the operations and programs of the housing authority come from a single federal resource by participation in the nationwide Indian Housing Block Grant as regulated by the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. Statutory requirements of the IHBG are defined by the Native American Housing and Self Determination Act of 1996, as amended. The Authority has also used programs offered through the State of Oklahoma and private investors to develop housing needs.

HUD Mutual Help Homeownership Opportunity Program; HUD Low Income Rental Program; Low Income Housing Tax Credit Programs; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Grant; HUD Section 184 Home Loan Guarantee Program (tribal members);