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TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA – The Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation (HACN) announces the deadline to apply for the Title VI Loan Program is Friday, October 15, 2004, at 4:30 p.m."This application deadline will allow approved applicants the opportunity to obtain construction financing, or enlisted the HACN to build the home with a signed contract for sale or an option to purchase agreement to be executed for the purchase of an existing home by mid November," stated David Southerland, executive director, Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation.
In August of 2002, the Cherokee Nation announced the largest Title VI housing program in history, which provided a $50 million federally guaranteed loan to meet the housing needs of Native Americans within the Cherokee Nation’s jurisdictional boundaries in northeastern Oklahoma.
"Title VI provided additional money to address the housing needs of Cherokee families," said Chad Smith, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. "Working together with these other organizations, we were able to continue our current housing programs and help hundreds of additional families achieve the dream of home ownership."
According to HUD, the Cherokee transaction is the largest loan ever originated under Title VI of the Native American Housing and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA).
The $50 million loan was originated by Bank One Oklahoma. The Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation administered the Title VI Program. Selected families may acquire and rehabilitate existing homes or construct new single-family homes in the 14-county tribal jurisdiction of the Cherokee Nation in northeastern Oklahoma. The Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation will offer tribal members 30-year low interest mortgages.
For more information or to request an application contact the housing office serving the county of preference for residency listed below.
For housing assistance in Cherokee and Wagoner counties contact the HACN Area 1 Office at (918) 456-8374 or (800) 837-2869 toll free.
For housing assistance in Adair County contact the HACN Area 1 Field Office at (918) 696-2055 or (888) 314-6878 toll free.
For housing assistance in Craig, Nowata and Rogers counties contact the HACN Area 2 Office at (918) 342-2433 or (866) 342-2433 toll free.
For housing assistance in the Washington County area, contact the HACN Bartlesville Area 2 Field Office at (918) 336-7830, or the HACN Area 2 Field Office in Owasso, serving north Tulsa County, at (918) 274-3941.
For housing assistance in McIntosh, Muskogee, and Sequoyah counties contact the HACN Area 3 Office at (918) 774-0922 or (866) 775-1115 toll free.
For housing assistance in Delaware and Ottawa counties contact the HACN Area 4 Office at (918) 253-8315 or (800) 250-6661 toll free.
For housing assistance in Mayes County contact the HACN Area 4 Field Office at (918) 479-5128 or (888) 354-8021 toll free.The HACN customer service office can be reached by phone: 888-565-3242, or e-mail: info@hacn.net, and visit the HACN web site.
| Related Cherokee Nation contact information: |
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Mike Miller, Cherokee Nation Director of Communications Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2210) Fax: 918-458-5580 E-mail: Communications@cherokee.org
Larry Daugherty, Advertising Manager |
Steven Swogger, Agriculture Liaison Natural Resources Department Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2546) FAX: 918-458-7673 E-mail: sswogger@cherokee.org
Bradley D. Peak, Cherokee Nation |