After several years of hard work and persistence, Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority (NCIHA) has successfully established the first Native American-based CHDO in California: United Native Housing Development Corporation (UNHDC).  UNHDC has been certified by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and awarded an $800,000 HOME grant to develop affordable homeownership units in Lake County.  NCIHA has been both a partner and recipient in CCRH’s Tribal Housing Capacity Development Project (THCDP) which has provided capacity development support technical assistance and training to federally-recognized Indian tribes in Lake and Mendocino Counties through a USDA Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) grant.  Follow this link for the full story in the Ukiah Daily Journal: http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_13863913