Inter-Tribal Council Of Michigan Inc.

Inter-Tribal Council Of Michigan Inc., a tribally owned organization and council of governments headquartered in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient, administering health, human services, workforce development, and environmental programs serving Michigan's 12 federally recognized tribes. The organization holds no federal contracts and does not subcontract on contract vehicles; its 86% prime award posture reflects grant recipient rather than prime contractor status across 256 prime grants and 42 grant sub-awards.

ITCM's funding concentration sits with health and human services agencies. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Region 5) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) administration units—the Administration for Children and Families, Administration for Community Living, and related divisions—account for 48% of recent award count. EPA funding anchors environmental and water quality work; HHS funding flows through the Office of Community Services, Office of Head Start, Administration on Aging, and SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Representative recipient grants include a $462,782 EPA Direct Implementation Tribal Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 66.473) awarded October 1, 2025, for source water protection plans across eight Michigan tribes; a $282,709 Community Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.569) from HHS Office of Community Services for poverty reduction and self-sufficiency programming; and a $250,881 EPA Cooperative Agreement for a Tribal Certified Water Operator training program serving the 12 member tribes through September 30, 2027.

ITCM's award trajectory shows volatility across recent years—12 awards in 2022, 30 in 2023, 16 in 2024, 25 in 2025, and 7 recorded through September 2026—reflecting the grant cycle rather than sustained growth. Fourteen awards face completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete opportunity across EPA environmental and HHS human services programs. The organization carries recurring formula-grant positions in low-income home energy assistance (LIHEAP, CFDA 93.568), community services block grants, and Older Americans Act nutrition services (CFDA 93.047) administered by HHS Office of Community Services and Administration on Aging, with annual award cycles and continuations through 2029.

ITCM's grant sub-award posture centers on pass-through funding to state health departments and universities. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Michigan Department of Education receive the highest sub-award volume, carrying federal pass-through work in substance use disorder treatment, maternal health, opioid response, cancer prevention, and USDA program support. Emory University has received sub-awards for smoke-free homes promotion in rural American Indian households. ITCM reports combined dollars obligated of $457.1 million against 298 total awards, establishing a significant operational scale in tribal health administration and community development programming.

Recent cooperative agreement and project grant work spans workforce development under the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.265) for Native American employment and training services; EPA Inflation Reduction Act funding for tribal home energy efficiency and wild rice ecosystem restoration; and HHS disease prevention and health promotion grants for colorectal cancer screening access, opioid disorder medications, and tobacco reduction in Native American communities. Place of performance is Michigan, with administrative oversight at Sault Ste. Marie and service delivery across tribal reservations and member communities statewide.