BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Nearly $6 million in federal grants have been approved for five Washington tribes, including Lummi Nation, to pay for programs to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus and give financial help to tribal members for rent and utility bills.
The Seattle Times reports the federal COVID-19 response grants are intended to assist in the many ways tribes are combatting the virus, from building tiny houses for quarantine, to building more housing to fight overcrowding and providing financial relief for tribal members strapped by the economic dropoff.
