Coquille Indian Tribe

The Coquille Indian Tribe, a federally recognized Native American government based in Coos Bay, Oregon, is a federal grant recipient operating across environmental restoration, aquatic resource management, child care and early learning, aging services, community policing, historic preservation, and tribal self-governance programs. The Tribe acts as prime recipient on 163 of 186 recent awards (88%) and receives sub-awards on the remaining 23 (12%), operating entirely within the federal grant landscape rather than federal contracts; the Tribe holds no federal contract prime awardees and does not compete on IDIQs or GWACs.

The Tribe's customer footprint spans 44 distinct federal agencies, with concentration in three grantor categories. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families leads by award count with 17 formula grants supporting child care and development services under CFDA 93.575 (Child Care and Development Fund) and related block grants; these awards span fiscal years 2021 through 2026 and carry completion dates extending to 2028. The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration holds 14 awards ($50 thousand combined potential value) anchoring the Tribe's aquatic restoration and salmon recovery portfolio, including a $4.2 million NOAA cooperative agreement for Coquille River fish passage restoration (four culvert and tide gate barrier removals) awarded August 2024 with completion in July 2027, and a project grant for South Fork Coquille River bank habitat restoration targeting ESA-listed Oregon Coast Coho Salmon. The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Education and the Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service each hold 9 awards. A multi-year focus on environmental programs appears across EPA Region 10 (water quality planning, monitoring, and non-point source management), the U.S. Forest Service Region 6 (cooperative forest restoration planning under the Sek-Wet-Se project), and the Fish and Wildlife Service (subbasin planning and wildlife grant work). The Maritime Administration awarded the Tribe a $7.73 million project grant in July 2025 under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (CFDA 20.823) for Coos Bay port cargo handling and multimodal infrastructure improvements, with expected completion in October 2029; the Tribe subawarded dock rehabilitation and shore power installation work at Kokwel Wharf to Mith-Ih-Kwuh Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), a tribally owned economic development corporation. The Federal Highway Administration provided a $1.49 million project grant in September 2025 (CFDA 20.205, Highway Planning and Construction) for removal and replacement of five culverts and 87 weirs in the Lower Umpqua River Watershed to restore anadromous fish passage across 62 river miles, with completion scheduled for November 2028.

The Tribe also serves as sub-recipient on 23 federal grants flowing through state and local prime grantees, including sub-awards from the Oregon Health Authority (Title IV-B1 and IV-B2 child welfare funding, tribal prevention and substance abuse treatment), the Oregon Department of Education (preschool development grants, ARP elementary and secondary school emergency relief), and the University of Oregon (environmental research under the Using Rules of Life to Capture Atmospheric Carbon project). Activity has remained steady across the past five years (14 awards in 2022 to 9 in 2025, with 3 awarded through April 2026) with 11 awards reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and facing recompete exposure. The Tribe operates three named subsidiaries: Mith-Ih-Kwuh Economic Development Corporation (tribally owned, minority-owned economic development firm handling infrastructure and port development implementation), T1-RJS Joint Venture LLC (tribally owned small business joint venture with Indian Economic Enterprise and Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise certifications), and Cedars Development LLC (tribally owned nonprofit limited liability company). The Tribe's grant portfolio reflects its mission to serve tribal members across health, safety, education, environmental stewardship, and economic development domains within Coos County and broader southwestern Oregon regions.