WINNEBAGO, Neb. (AP) — A housing grant program from Nebraska’s Winnebago Indian tribe is helping increase the number of home owners on its reservation.

14 families have built homes with the help of a $50,000 tribal grant. When combined with local and federal incentives, the package offers $65,000 to help residents build homes on the northeast Nebraska reservation.

According to U.S. census data, 68 percent of all Winnebago residents lived in rental housing in 2010. The National American Indian Housing Council says 54 percent of all Native Americans and Alaska Natives owned their homes.

Sarah Snake, a property manager for Ho-Chunk Inc., the tribe’s economic development arm, says the new homeowners’ success helps inspire younger people on the reservation.