Washington, D.C. -

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that three Maine Native American tribes will receive a combined $3,167,189 in grant funding as part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Indian Housing Block Grant Program.

The funding will be allocated as follows:

• Passamaquoddy Indian Township $1,117,625
• Penobscot Tribe of Maine $957,238
• Pleasant Point Reservation $1,092,326

"This grant funding will greatly benefit our Native American communities by assisting with the creation and maintenance of safe and affordable housing" noted Senators Snowe and Collins in a joint statement. "We are excited to announce this funding because it will do much good for so many people."