Kickapoo Traditional Tribe Of Texas

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, a federally recognized American Indian tribe headquartered in Eagle Pass, Texas, operates as a tribal government and federal grant recipient focused on health services, child welfare, victim services, and community development programs within its jurisdiction. The tribe does not hold prime federal contracts; its footprint is entirely federal grant work, where it serves as the prime recipient across 165 awards (98% of recent federal activity) alongside 3 grant sub-awards.

The tribe's customer base concentrates heavily within the Department of Health and Human Services. The top five customer agencies by award count — all within HHS or the Department of Education — account for 54% of recent awards and include the Public Health Service (27 awards), Administration for Children and Families (49 combined awards across three sub-offices), and the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (15 awards). HHS agencies dominate the portfolio, reflecting the tribe's primary role in delivering social services, health services, and early childhood programs to tribal members.

Recent grant work spans multiple federal programs and fiscal years. Representative awards include Formula Grants from the Administration on Aging for the Older Americans Act Title VI (Part A) and the OAA Nutrition Services Incentive Program for Native Americans (CFDA 93.045, 93.053), both awarded April 1, 2026 with completion dates of March 31, 2029; a $130,208 Block Grant from the Office of Child Care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Discretionary program (CFDA 93.575), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028; a $263,335 Project Grant from FEMA under the Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program (CFDA 97.137), awarded September 1, 2025 for cybersecurity governance, vulnerability assessments, and workforce training through August 31, 2029; a $229,973 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841), awarded January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2028; and an Indian Education Formula Grant from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (CFDA 84.060) awarded July 1, 2025 for one year. The tribe also received a $410,246 VOCA victim services grant (CFDA 16.841) for January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026 and holds a Cooperative Agreement with the Indian Health Service for the Special Diabetes Program for Indians, covering clinic-based diabetes care, medication management, and preventive services for tribal patients through December 31, 2027. Grant work also includes child welfare and social services funding from the Administration for Children and Families (Child Welfare Social Services, CCDF mandatory and matching), broadband infrastructure deployment via the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to serve 354 unserved tribal households, and environmental capacity building through EPA Region 6. The tribe also serves as a sub-recipient on Operation Stonegarden border security funding distributed through Department of Homeland Security grants (awards April 4, 2025; April 4, 2024; and November 3, 2023).

Activity shows relative stability, ranging from 7 to 10 awards per year from 2022 through 2025, with 2 awards recorded in 2026 year-to-date. Eight awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete exposure. The tribe's corporate structure includes a tribally owned subsidiary, Kickapoo Empire LLC, designated as a minority-owned business and self-certified small disadvantaged business. The top PSC classification is Medical-Other (27 awards), reflecting the tribe's primary health-services delivery role, with Social-Direct Aid to Tribal Governments appearing in 6 awards.