Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority
Use the filters below to select which details apply to your situation. As you apply these filters you will see which NCIHA programs may be available to you.Â
For Resident Services programs you can click the 'Add to Application' to create a list of programs which will automatically be applied to the application.
The Down Payment Assistance program provides financial assistance toward the down payment on a home purchase for first time buyers. The home must be within the tribe’s specific service area. The applicant must be at, or below, 80% of the area median income, and they must complete the First Time Home Buyer’s ‘Pathway’s course.
For more information or to see if you are eligible, contact one of the Northern Circle Staff Members listed under the program contacts on this page.Â
Provides $10,000 down payment financial assistance for Wilton Rancheria Members who are purchasing their first home. This program is funded by Wilton Rancheria and does not have any income or service area restrictions. Members must complete the First Time Home Buyers ‘Pathways’ workshop to be eligible for this assistance. This program is only available to Wilton Rancheria members.
For more information or to see if you are eligible, contact one of the Northern Circle Staff Members listed under the program contacts on this page.Â
The First Time Homebuyers program will help you learn the steps toward homeownership, including building skills for budgeting and building credit. Click here to get more information about the First Time Homebuyers program.
For more information or to see if you are eligible, contact one of the Northern Circle Staff Members listed under the program contacts on this page.Â
Homeowners may be eligible for home rehab services to improve the health and/or safety of their home.
The Hopland 4-Plex is a new apartment complex completed in 2025 to provide housing to chronically homeless members of the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians. To qualify, applicants must have an income which is at, or below, 50% of the Area Median Income as seen in the chart below.Â
Assistance for consortium members who are home owners and have a monthly mortgage payment. A one time payment of $3000 or 6 monthly payments of $500, paid to the mortgage company. Must be an enrolled member of an NCIHA Consortium tribe, with income at or below 80% of the Area Median Income.Â
Move-In Deposit Assistance helps members of the participating tribes to cover the move-in costs for renting in the private market.
Apply to live in a low-income home managed by Northern Circle on your Tribe’s land. Availability is limited, but you can always apply to be added to the waiting list.Â
A subsidy payment to help assist those renting in the private market. The subsidy is based on the rent of the home and your income.
Tenant based rental subsidy for Elders funded by each Tribe’s NAHASDA grant for rentals in the private market (off-reservation/rancheria). For Elders who are are age 60 and up who are members of an NCIHA Consortium tribe which income at or below 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI).
A one-time payment of up to $500 per fiscal year to assist with utility arrears.Â
Utilities include:
Assistance is not available to phone bills, internet or cable, or other non-essential services.Â
Apply to live in a Northern Circle Managed Apartment located on Waugh Lane in Ukiah.Â