ONAP Best Practice Series: Responding to Imminent Threats

In this episode of the ONAP Best Practice Series, see how the Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority (THRHA) leveraged HUD’s Indian Community Development Block Grant-Imminent Threat (ICDBG-IT) program to respond to the Mendenhall glacier outburst flood in Juneau, Alaska. Featuring reflections from THRHA President & CEO Jackie Pata, Central Council President Richard Peterson, Juneau City Manager Katie Koester, and impacted Tlingit and Haida residents, this video highlights how swift intergovernmental coordination and emergency HUD funding enabled the installation of protective HESCO barriers, stabilized vulnerable riverbanks, and safeguarded critical Tribal housing infrastructure along the Mendenhall River.