About the Office of Native American Programs (ONAP)

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What is the role of ONAP?

The role of the Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) is to:

• Ensure that safe, decent and affordable housing is available to Native American families
  
  
• Create economic opportunities for Tribes and Indian housing residents
  
  
• Assist Tribes in the formulation of plans and strategies for community development
  
  
• Assure fiscal integrity in the operation of the programs.

ONAP Offices

ONAP consists of six Area Offices, in addition to dual Headquarters offices in Washington, DC and Denver, Colorado. Together, the National Headquarters and National Program Office in Denver are responsible for the implementation and administration of all Departmental programs that are specific to Native Americans.

The six Area offices provide local administration of the Department's programs, including making and implementing funding decisions, providing direct interaction with grantees, monitoring grantee activity, and working closely with tribes and tribally designated housing entities (TDHE) to help address housing and community development issues.

ONAP's six area offices are: