NHA Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 6, 2020 NHA delivers food and supplies to elderly tenants, donations collected through First People's COVID-19 Resource Drive   NAVAJO NATION WIDE – During the week of June 22nd, the Navajo Housing Authority was successful in delivering 304 boxes of food and supplies to its elderly tenants within its housing program. [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2020     NAVAJO NATION – The Navajo Housing Authority has developed an interactive Wi-Fi Hotspot web map in coordination with several entities including Northern Arizona University, Choice NTUA Wireless, and Scared Wind Communication.   “We (NHA) and AECOM complied geospatial data from multiple sources to develop and host the [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 3, 2020 FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. – Over the course of two days the Navajo Housing Authority conducted diagnostic testing for COVID-19 for all of its regular-time employees. The testing event was held on June 3 – 4, at the NHA Fort Defiance complex in Fort Defiance, Arizona from 10:00 AM to [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2020     FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. - Ninety-nine Navajo Housing Authority (NHA) supervisors and essential staff received diagnostic testing for COVID-19 during the phase one testing event held recently on May 5 at the NHA Fort Defiance complex in Fort Defiance, Arizona from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM.   “The [...]

Navajo Housing Authority CONTACT: Christian Bigwater, Interim Director Government and Public Relations Department Office – (928) 871-2614 Cell – (928) 309-0036     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2020 Navajo Housing Authority authorizes use of $52.3 million dollars in CARES Act IHBG funds and NAHASDA annual IHBG funds for Navajo Nation’s COVID-19 response   WINDOW [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2020 ***Public Service Announcement*** Update from NHA regarding COVID-19 Yá'át'ééh. This is a public service announcement from the Navajo Housing Authority regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus). There is a continuing and growing concern over the COVID-19 global pandemic outbreak. The health and welfare of our Navajo Housing Authority (NHA) employees and customers [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2020 NHA issues four-day administrative leave over growing concerns regarding COVID-19   WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Housing Authority’s COVID-19 task force has been closely monitoring the spread of COVID-19 near the Navajo Nation in coordination with the Navajo Nation’s COVID-19 Preparedness Team. In response to the growing concerns [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2020     WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. - On Feb. 27, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development granted the Navajo Housing Authority with a maximum award of $717,775, through HUD’s Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency-Service Coordinators program (ROSS-SC). The grant was prepared by NHA’s internal grants writer Calandra Etcitty in [...]