Cooperative Agreement NU38OT000274

The Lummi Indian Business Council, operating through its Lummi Tribal Sewer and Water District (LTSWD) division, received a $3.41 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Domestic Water Supply Projects program (CFDA 15.577) on December 8, 2025. The award funds critical planning and design activities to address three complementary water infrastructure priorities for the Lummi Reservation in northwest Washington. Specifically, the LTSWD...

The Lummi Indian Business Council was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Tribal Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.639) program. The grant funding will be used to initiate a pinniped (seal and sea lion) population monitoring project within the Lummi Nation's usual and accustomed fishing areas in northwest Washington state. The key goals of this 2-year project are to: 1) design and implement the first pinniped monitoring plan for the Lummi Nation, 2) provide harbor...

The Lummi Indian Business Council received a $921,403 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) for the period April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2029. This grant supports the Lummi Nation's hatchery operations in Bellingham, Washington, specifically focused on the production of hatchery Chinook salmon in the Puget Sound region. The primary objective is to stabilize declining Pacific salmon populations while...

The Lummi Indian Business Council, a federally recognized tribal government in Bellingham, Washington, was awarded a $1,008,316.00 Project Grant on August 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program (CFDA 20.939). The grant funding will be used by the Lummi Tribe to develop and implement a comprehensive Lummi Tribe Traffic Safety Treatment Plan. The Plan will focus on improving transportation safety...

The Lummi Nation was awarded a $729,057 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438). The grant will support the Lummi Nation's Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Grant Program from April 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. The program will assist the Lummi Tribe in fulfilling its responsibilities under the Pacific Salmon Treaty for salmon restoration on the Lummi...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 awarded the Lummi Indian Business Council a $700,000 cooperative agreement under the Geographic Programs - Puget Sound Protection and Restoration: Tribal Implementation Assistance Program (CFDA 66.121) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. This award funds the Lummi Nation's continued participation in the Puget Sound Partnership's governance and recovery initiatives, with staff...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Lummi Indian Business Council, doing business as the Lummi Tribe of Lummi Reservation, received a $157,530 formula grant awarded April 1, 2026, by the Administration on Aging under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VI, Part A, Grants to Indian Tribes program (CFDA 93.047). This three-year award, with a completion date of March 31, 2029, funds the delivery of nutrition services, supportive services, and caregiver services to American Indian elders aged 60...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Lummi Indian Business Council, operating as the Lummi Tribe of Lummi Reservation, received a $125,581 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR, CFDA 10.567) for the performance period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This award supports nutrition education services designed to enhance FDPIR participation and outcomes among eligible households on...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Lummi Indian Business Council (doing business as the Lummi Tribe of Lummi Reservation) received a Formula Grant award of $444,510 from the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Community Services, under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP, CFDA 93.568). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, supports the delivery of federally funded energy assistance services to eligible low-income households within the...

The Lummi Indian Business Council was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032). The grant will support the Lummi Nation in preserving and increasing access to the Lummi Chosen language for the Lummi community and students ages 7 to 18 years old attending the Ferndale School District through December 2023. Key deliverables include developing readily available Lummi Chosen...