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The following are Frequently Asked Questions about the Indian Housing Operating Cost Study . Email your own question or make it a part of the discussion page so that everyone can respond.
Question	Response
Is that really a photograph of 1937 Housing?	Yes, the photograph that is the basis for the logo of the Indian Housing Operating Cost Study web page, and other documents, shows 1937 Act units on the Winnebago Reservation
How did this study come about?	Assistant Secretary Michael Liu commissioned the study in response to concerns raised about the Allowable Expense Level (AEL) adjustment factor by Tribes and HUD during the negotiated rulemaking for the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) formula. The formula currently uses the AEL as one possible adjustment factor for the per-unit funding of 1937 Act units in the IHBG formula. Since the AEL is widely acknowledged by both tribes and HUD to be inaccurate, they agreed on the need to have a more accurate basis for measuring the cost to Indian tribes of operating affordable housing.
Is my tribe included in the study?	Tribes with 1937 Act housing units are included in the study. Tribes that have any Mutual Help, Turnkey III, Low Rent, or Section 8 units will be asked to participate in the study.

The following are Frequently Asked Questions about the Indian Housing Operating Cost Study .

Email your own question or make it a part of the discussion page so that everyone can respond.

Question

Response

Is that really a photograph of 1937 Housing?

Yes, the photograph that is the basis for the logo of the Indian Housing Operating Cost Study web page, and other documents, shows 1937 Act units on the Winnebago Reservation

How did this study come about?

Assistant Secretary Michael Liu commissioned the study in response to concerns raised about the Allowable Expense Level (AEL) adjustment factor by Tribes and HUD during the negotiated rulemaking for the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) formula. The formula currently uses the AEL as one possible adjustment factor for the per-unit funding of 1937 Act units in the IHBG formula. Since the AEL is widely acknowledged by both tribes and HUD to be inaccurate, they agreed on the need to have a more accurate basis for measuring the cost to Indian tribes of operating affordable housing.

Is my tribe included in the study?

Tribes with 1937 Act housing units are included in the study. Tribes that have any Mutual Help, Turnkey III, Low Rent, or Section 8 units will be asked to participate in the study.