Goals of the Community Development Department

To provide the broadest variety of housing programs and services possible to address the wide range needs of the Bishop Tribal members, with a special focus on low-income families.

Housing Projects

  • Homeownership

  • Rental

  • Coyote Mountain Apartments (CMA) and Arrowhead Trails Apartments (ATA)

  • Grid Solar Alternative making solar easier for affordable housing

Current Activities

The CDD provides the AMERID Fire Prevention Poster Contest, Annual Housing Fair, Halloween and Christmas Home Decorating contest, family budgeting & money management workshops. We will advertise any other events that may come up throughout the year.

The CDD offers the following programs to the Tribal community

  • Homeownership & Rental Programs

  • Home Down Payment Assistance Program Manufactured/ Mobile Homes

  • Home Improvement Loan Program

  • Home Improvement Loan Program for Over-Income Tribal Member

  • Handicap/ Disabled Assistance

  • College/ Vocational Student Housing Assistance

  • Routine and non-routine maintenance (Work orders are required to receive assistance for the programs and services offered by CDD. Income verification is required for all programs)

  • Heavy Equipment Rental Program

Additional Programs & Services Offered by the Community Development Department

CDD receives the applications for BIA-HIP, which are then turned into the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Housing Improvement Program (HIP) for selection process