Blackfeet Tribe Of The Blackfeet Indian Reservation

Blackfeet Tribe Of The Blackfeet Indian Reservation, a federally recognized tribal government headquartered in Browning, Montana, operates as a prime recipient of federal grants and a prime contractor on federal purchase orders and firm fixed-price contracts, delivering environmental management, transportation infrastructure, cultural heritage services, public health and social services, and justice system support across its 1.5-million-acre reservation serving approximately 17,000 enrolled members. The tribe competes in full-and-open procurements without set-asides, reflecting its status as a sovereign tribal entity eligible for direct federal funding and contracting.

The tribe's recent contract footprint centers on environmental and cultural services to Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, and Indian Health Service customers. Representative recent contracts include a $225,000 firm fixed-price definitive contract with BIA's Rocky Mountain Region for waste management services at Blackfeet Agency (January 2026 through December 2030, NAICS 562111), a $516,766.98 sole-source purchase order with Bureau of Reclamation for cultural monitoring services covering the Milk River Project's dam replacement and siphon remediation activities (August 2024 through July 2028), and a $59,387 purchase order with National Park Service Intermountain Region for aquatic invasive species educational outreach and inspections on tribal lands near Glacier National Park (April 2022 through March 2026). Additional contract work includes a $66,698 Indian Health Service purchase order for solid waste removal at Blackfeet Community Hospital and Heart Butte Clinic (January 2026 through December 2026), and a $34,375 Bureau of Reclamation purchase order for noxious and invasive species treatment on St. Mary Canal structures (September 2025 through March 2031).

The tribe's federal grant footprint is substantially larger and more diverse than its contract business. From 2021 forward, the tribe has been a direct recipient of formula and project grants from the Administration on Aging (Older Americans Act Title VI support services, nutrition services, and Native American caregiver grants); Federal Highway Administration (Tribal Transportation Program funding, Safe Streets and Roads for All, and planning grants totaling approximately $7.5 million across multiple awards); Department of Health and Human Services Office of Community Services (Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program and infrastructure supplements); Bureau of Justice Assistance (Treatment Court Discretionary Grants including $400,000 for Youth Healing to Wellness Courts and $1 million for the Kaamotaani adult healing court program, plus Second Chance Act reentry services); Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments, $681,836 for domestic violence victim advocacy); SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (opioid treatment and recovery grants totaling $1.6 million through the Journey to Recovery Center); SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services (Native Connections suicide prevention and mental health promotion grant); Office on Violence Against Women (Tribal Special Assistant United States Attorneys program, $830,000); Office of Child Support Enforcement (Tribal Child Support Comprehensive Grants, $2.27 million for fiscal year 2026); Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations); Federal Emergency Management Agency (Next Generation Warning System Grant Program, $1.375 million, and State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program, $3.21 million); National Park Service (aquatic invasive species cooperative agreements); Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 (tribal continuing environmental programs, water quality, land and data quality); National Resources Conservation Service (Willow Creek watershed planning cooperative agreement); Economic Development Administration (comprehensive economic development strategy planning); Fish and Wildlife Service (tribal wildlife grants for culturally important species management); Department of Interior Bureau of Reclamation (oil and gas royalty audit cooperative agreements); and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Secretary (tribal-federal agricultural liaison program).

The tribe operates as a direct prime recipient on 96 percent of its tracked award volume (462 of 479 awards across contract and grant portfolios), with four percent routed through sub-awards to state health departments and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Its top customer by contract and grant award count is the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Education (69 awards), followed by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families and Environmental Protection Agency (37 and 32 awards, respectively). Combined potential value across all prime and sub awards reaches $2 million, though obligated dollars total $435.9 million—a disparity reflecting the source data's treatment of formula grant distributions and the tribe's long award history extending to 1990. Over the past five years, award frequency has tracked at approximately 20 to 34 awards per year, with 27 awards in 2024 and 23 in 2025, though only 4 awards appear in the source's 2026 snapshot (data current through April 2026). Twenty-nine awards (combined potential value $67,000) face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The tribe's NAICS concentration centers on solid waste collection (9 awards), with secondary activity in professional and scientific services, forestry support, and utilities; its PSC profile is dominated by direct aid to tribal governments under Public Law 93-638, housekeeping services, legal support, forest-range fire suppression, and utilities. The tribe operates two named subsidiaries: The Black Feet Tribe (tribally owned firm, tribal government) and Black Feet Tribe, The Inc.