NHA Press Releases

TSE BONITO, New Mexico – With three months left in the fiscal year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) notified the Navajo Housing Authority (NHA) that it will be receiving its FY 2017 funding in the amount of $84.9 million. Then on July 13th, NHA’s $101.7 million submission for the 2018 Navajo Nation Indian Housing Plan was approved by the Resources and Development Committee […]

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. –At 9:05 this morning the Navajo Housing Authority (NHA) went live with a web cast of today’s NHA Board of Commissioners’ meeting. “This is a first for NHA and we may have set the bar for of all the tribal enterprises to follow our lead,” said Board members, Kris Beecher (chairman), Derrith […]

­­ Roberta Roberts, NHA Interim Chief Executive Officer WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Housing Authority Board of Commissioners have announced an Interim Chief Executive Officer who has 23 years of housing and NTUA experience, and previously served as Executive Director for the Southern Ute Housing Authority from 2001 to 2003 before returning to NHA [...]

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – After nearly four weeks at the helm of Navajo Housing Authority (NHA), the newly appointed Board of Commissioners have decided to provide the public with their initial findings about NHA. This announcement will be followed by another announcement next week.   “When we first got on board, we were provided a […]

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – On June 10 the newly appointed Navajo Housing Authority (NHA) Board of Commissioners held their first official board meeting and the first order of business was the election of officers, among other pending items, including the approval of 90 new homeowners recognized after paying off their homes. Kris Beecher was honored […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2017  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The incoming Navajo Housing Authority (NHA) Board of Commissioners held a three-hour introductory work session with top NHA officials on June 7 at the Navajo Nation Quality Inn Restaurant. The purpose of the session was to get to know one another and put names to […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 6, 2017   WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – “We are conducting our June 7 meeting as an introductory session with the existing team at Navajo Housing Authority,” stated the newly appointed NHA Board. “Since the new Board of Commissioners were placed nine business days ago we have been getting up to speed […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2017 WINDOW ROCK — Today, Senator John McCain released findings and recommendations in regard to his office’s investigation into claims the Navajo Housing Authority (NHA) mismanaged federal housing grants provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye said he welcomes the investigation […]

  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Housing Authority staff are looking forward to working with the incoming NHA Board of Commissioners, three of which were confirmed yesterday by unanimous votes from the Naabik’iyati’ Committee, (18-0, 15-0 and 15-0 respectively). The committee serves as the final authority for the confirmations.   Chief Executive Officer Aneva Yazzie […]