Housing Needs, Economic Development, Housing unit mapping
Kevin Klingbeil
Dry Creek Community Needs and GIS Mapping

The Dry Creek Community Needs Assessment and GIS Mapping Project has been set in motion to assist the Dry Creek Band of Pomo Indians in collecting relevant, accurate, and comprehensive data about the characteristics, demographic trends, and other needs of both the community and physical environment of the Band.

Dry Creek Community Needs and GIS Mapping
Housing Needs, Economic Development
Kevin Klingbeil
Eastern Shoshone Children's Lodge

The Eastern Shoshone Children's Lodge is a new tribally owned development on the Wind River Reservation that serves as a temporary home for children placed into protective custody. The focus of the Economic Feasibility Assessment will be to provide insights and recommendations to support the lodge’s programmatic operations.

Eastern Shoshone Children's Lodge
Housing Needs, Economic Development, community health
Kevin Klingbeil
Northern Cheyenne Health and Housing Needs ...

The Northern Cheyenne Health and Housing Needs Assessment is a comprehensive study conducted to identify the most pressing needs of the residents of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation.

Northern Cheyenne Health and Housing Needs Assessment
Housing Needs, Economic Development
Kevin Klingbeil
Warm Springs Housing Study and Needs Assessment

The Warm Springs Housing Study and Needs Assessment will provide the background necessary to develop a comprehensive housing plan that meets the needs of current and future community members. The household survey seeks to gather accurate information about the residents and households of the Warm Springs Reservation which will ensure that CTWS’s divisions and programs have up-to-date information to guide decision making while also helping the tribe build tribal data collection capacity.

Warm Springs Housing Study and Needs Assessment
Housing Needs
Kevin Klingbeil
Cow Creek Housing Needs Assessment

The Cow Creek Housing Needs Assessment will help Cow Creek quantify its housing needs by answering two key questions:

  1. What are the Housing Needs (of Membership) both inside and outside of the Seven County Service Area?

  2. What are the housing needs and what demand exists for housing in Roseburg?

Cow Creek Housing Needs Assessment

2019

White Mountain Apache Housing Needs Assessment

White Mountain Apache Housing Needs Assessment

Whiteriver, Arizona
The White Mountain Apache Housing Authority (WMAHA) initiated the White Mountain Apache Housing Needs Assessment on behalf of the White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT) in order to develop forward-looking planning and program management and to identify and measure the needs of communities throughout the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. The Tribe selected Big Water Consulting to coordinate the effort and provide training and technical assistance throughout the project. This housing needs assessment included a household survey that collected data from 654 homes on the reservation and had an overall response rate of 97.2%.

2020 Census Outreach and Education (King County and Washington State)

2020 Census Outreach and Education (King County and Washington State)

Washington State
Big Water Consulting created a coalition with United Way of King County, Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, King County and Pyramid Communications which was funded by the Washington State Office of Financial Management to conduct 2020 Census outreach and education in King County, Washington. The scope of the effort was later expanded to cover the entire State of Washington.

Lac Courte Oreilles Community Assessment

Lac Courte Oreilles Community Assessment

Hayward, Wisconsin
The Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation is a largely wooded area in north-central Wisconsin that is punctuated by lakes, streams and the Chippewa flowage. Big Water Consulting trained the local Survey Manager and field staff to canvass the reservation and update the Tribe’s housing unit map prior to conducting a household survey involving a random sample of 945 housing units on the reservation. A paper survey form was also mailed to off-reservation members living in Sawyer County. An online survey form was also made available to the on-reservation and off-reservation survey respondents via a survey code provided to households included in the sample.

United Native American Housing Association (UNAHA) Meth Testing and Remediation Survey

United Native American Housing Association (UNAHA) Meth Testing and Remediation Survey

Pablo, Montana
Big Water Consulting developed and facilitated the Meth Testing and Remediation Survey of United Native American Housing Association (UNAHA) members. This survey was designed to assess the impacts of meth use and manufacturing in tribal housing authority units on the administration of tribal housing programs, including the cost of meth testing and remediation and the exacerbation of existing housing shortages by the temporary removal of meth-contaminated housing units from service. The data collected via this survey will allow UNAHA to inform elected officials and agency staff at the state and federal levels about the extent of the meth problem and provide concrete numbers to funding sources that may be able fund efforts to address this problem.

South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition (SDNHC) Veterans Housing Needs and Homeownership Study

South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition (SDNHC) Veterans Housing Needs and Homeownership Study

Eagle Butte, Pine Ridge and Sisseton, South Dakota
With support from SDNHC, Enterprise Community Partners and Lakota Funds, Big Water worked with the Cheyenne River Housing Authority, Oglala Sioux (Lakota) Housing, and Sisseton Wahpeton Housing Authority to design and implement the Veterans Housing Needs and Homeownership Study. Data collected through an intercept survey and focus groups conducted on each of the three reservations will enable housing authorities, Tribal Veteran Service Officers and others to identify the housing and service issues most important to veterans and then develop and fund tailored programs that help address these concerns.

Native Village of Barrow Housing Needs Assessment

Native Village of Barrow Housing Needs Assessment

Barrow, Alaska
The Native Village of Barrow (NVB) is the northernmost community in Alaska, located north of the Arctic Circle. Data collected through a household survey enabled NVB to refine their housing map and illustrated a number of challenges faced by the community, including high costs of living (beyond rent, mortgage, and utilities), limited housing stock, and prevalent overcrowding. Results will be used to engage the Native Corporation and Borough partners in shared planning and provision of services.

Seattle Indian Services Commission (SISC) King County AIAN Housing and Human Services Needs Assessment

Seattle Indian Services Commission (SISC) King County AIAN Housing and Human Services Needs Assessment

King County, Washington
Big Water coordinated with SISC and its partner stakeholders (e.g., United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, Seattle Indian Health Board, Chief Seattle Club, Mother Nation, and Cowlitz Tribal Health Services) to design and implement a study to assess the need for Native housing and other vital services in the urban core of King County, Washington. Information collected through a survey, focus groups, and interviews will help guide the Commission’s planning efforts for supportive services and a new 160-unit affordable housing development.