Navajo Housing Authority - (928) 871-2600

The NHA is a tribally designated housing entity authorized by the Navajo Nation to administer the Indian Housing Block Grant under NAHASDA

History of the Navajo Housing Authority
Established on May 1, 1963

The NHA is the Tribally Designated Housing Entity (TDHE) for the Navajo Nation. NHA is the largest Indian housing authority, and is nearly the eighth largest public housing authority in the United States. NHA is comparable in size to the public housing agency for the City of Atlanta and is larger than 11 individual states. lt is important to note that the NHA is an anomaly in the public housing sector - there is no large-scale public housing provider like NHA that operates in an expansive rural reservation area with unique land issues. The housing development challenges on the Navajo are complex because of our sheer scale of operation, tribal land status and socio-economic conditions. The mission of NHA is Housing our Nation by Growing Sustainable Communities. After completing an expansive scientifically based housing needs assessment in 2011, the organization forged ahead on an initiative to create a sustainable community master plan for the entire Navajo Nation - a master plan that would help NHA execute large-scale housing development projects in the coming years. Even more, the organization is expanding the veterans housing program and transforming its homeownership program to include individuals from low, moderate and high incomes, so that all Navajo families can partake in the dream of homeownership. lt is the goal of NHA to help build a home for every Navajo family while strengthening the socio-economic fabric of the Navajo Nation.

Housing Programs We Provide
1. Public Rental
2. Subsidized Mutual Home Ownership
3. Expanded Homeownership
4. Tenant Rental Assistance

NHA has 375 employees and staff. NHA manages 8,028 housing units that consist of approximately 3,882 public rental units and 4,144 homeownership units including 29 separate administrative facilities. There are fifteen separate field offices and one residential Management Corporation managed by NHA to deliver service to tribal members residing within 110 Chapters (local regional government units) and their surrounding communities.

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