Nottawaseppi Huron Band Of The Potawatomi

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, a federally recognized American Indian tribe headquartered in Fulton, Michigan, is a recipient of federal grants in health services, environmental management, child care, law enforcement, and infrastructure programs, with 163 prime grants (95% of recent awards) and 9 sub-grants from state agencies. The tribe competes and receives funding across formula grants, project grants, block grants, and cooperative agreements — not federal contracts — and does not hold seats on federal procurement vehicles.

The tribe's grant portfolio spans 41 distinct federal agencies and offices, anchored in recent years by the Department of Health and Human Services, which accounts for the plurality of awards across multiple operating divisions. Within HHS, the Indian Health Service carries the largest combined potential value at $4.1 million across 12 awards, concentrated in health infrastructure and behavioral health programming. The Administration for Community Living (Older Americans Act programs) and the Administration for Children and Families (child care development funding) each hold 16–17 awards in the active set. The Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office places 14 awards, and the Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency Region 5, Department of Justice, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Commerce, Department of Labor, and Department of Agriculture round out a broad customer base. The tribe also receives sub-awards through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services for tribal behavioral health and public health emergency preparedness initiatives.

Recent prime-grant work reflects the tribe's focus on self-determination and community capacity building. A $331,500 EPA Performance Partnership Grant (CFDA 66.605) running through March 2030 funds comprehensive environmental protection services including water quality management, brownfields program development, and environmental infrastructure capacity building on the Huron Potawatomi Reservation. A $1.72 million FEMA Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program award (CFDA 97.137, effective through August 2029) supports development of cybersecurity governance, vulnerability assessments, and security controls across tribal government infrastructure. A $1,965,589 FEMA Homeland Security Grant Program award (CFDA 97.067, through August 2028) funds prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery capabilities. A $599,998 USDA Forest Service State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance grant (CFDA 10.698, through June 2030) supports a Fire Sovereignty Restoration Plan transitioning fire management from external contractors to tribal environmental and cultural departments, including prescribed and cultural burning practices and wildland firefighting equipment. A $519,246 Department of Justice COPS Office Tribal Resources Grant Hiring Program award (CFDA 16.710, through September 2030) funds recruitment and retention of law enforcement personnel. A $1.5 million HHS Congressional Directives grant funds construction of a new 21,845-square-foot health clinic in Battle Creek, Michigan, designed to serve 3,000–4,500 patients annually with medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, and fitness services.

The tribe receives rolling formula-grant streams supporting elder care (Older Americans Act Title VI Parts A and C nutrition and caregiver support), child care (Child Care and Development Fund Mandatory & Matching, Child Care and Development Block Grant Discretionary), and specialized health programming including diabetes prevention (Special Diabetes Program for Indians, cooperative agreement through December 2027) and opioid response (SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Tribal Opioid Response grant, through September 2029). Additional awards support historic preservation activities (National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund grants, annually since 2021), victim services (Department of Justice VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program, recurring formula grants), broadband infrastructure upgrades (Department of Commerce Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program), and cultural events (National Endowment for the Arts project grants). The tribe also received $1,179,197 under the EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046, running through December 2029) to implement greenhouse gas reduction initiatives including LED conversion, electric vehicle adoption, and grassland habitat restoration, and a $250,000 Department of the Interior Minerals and Mining on Indian Lands feasibility study grant for microgrid and utility-scale energy development.

Award activity has grown from ten awards in 2022 to fourteen in 2025, with four awards recorded in 2026 year-to-date. Seven awards have ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and face renewal decisions in that window. The tribe acts as sub-recipient on state pass-through grants from Michigan's Department of Health and Human Services for tribal behavioral health initiatives and public health emergency preparedness support. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $62.9 million against $4.1 million in combined potential value, reflecting the tribe's history of successfully closing awards dating back to 1996.