Kickapoo Tribe In Kansas

Kickapoo Tribe In Kansas, a federally recognized sovereign Indian tribe headquartered in Horton, Kansas, is a federal grant recipient operating as a tribal government serving over 1,600 enrolled members. The tribe receives federal grants (99% of recent awards) across social services, health, justice, child welfare, environmental management, and broadband infrastructure programs; it does not hold federal contracts and operates no IDVCs or parent contract vehicles. The tribe holds one named subsidiary, Kickapoo Tribe Housing Authority, a tribal housing authority.

The Kickapoo Tribe's grant footprint spans 44 distinct federal agencies, concentrated heavily in human and social services. The Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service, Administration for Children and Families, and Administration for Community Living account for 133 awards (50% coverage), anchoring a portfolio dominated by formula grants and block grants in child care, child support enforcement, elder services, preventive health, substance abuse treatment, and behavioral health integration. Representative recent awards include a $894,550 Tribal Justice Assistance grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.596) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030, supporting tribal court infrastructure and capacity-building in Horton; a $642,172 Treatment Court Discretionary Grant (CFDA 16.585) for the Healing to Wellness Court implementing substance use disorder treatment and judicial supervision; a $697,342 Child Support Services block grant from the Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.563) for child support enforcement operations; and recurring child care development fund awards from the Office of Child Care (CFDA 93.596, 93.575) totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars annually for child care subsidies and quality improvement. The tribe also holds grants for elder nutrition and supportive services under the Older Americans Act Title VI programs (CFDA 93.047) and Nutrition Services Incentive Program (CFDA 93.577). Environmental work includes EPA Region 7 grants for brownfield remediation (CFDA 66.817), ambient and indoor air quality monitoring, water quality protection and clean water infrastructure under Section 106 (CWA 106) and Section 319 (nonpoint source) programs. Justice and victim services include a $450,000 Children's Justice Act / Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside award (CFDA 16.841) and prior-year VOCA Tribal Victim Services awards. The tribe also received a $1,981,275 five-year Kickapoo Health Integration Program grant from the IHS Office of the Director to expand culturally competent behavioral health services integration, and a $258,025 Tribal Opioid Response continuation grant from SAMHSA for the Return to Community program delivering medication-assisted opioid treatment, stimulant use disorder services, and peer-led recovery support at the Kickapoo Nation Health Center. Capital funding includes a Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund formula grant (CFDA 21.019) for broadband infrastructure and a Department of Energy Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) grant under IRA Section 50122. A September 2022 tribal broadband project grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration funded 35 miles of buried fiber optic installation serving 146 unserved households.

Activity has remained steady at 10–16 awards per year over the past five years, with 2024 and 2025 showing slight decline (13 and 10 awards respectively). Combined potential value across the full grant footprint totals $438 thousand in forward-committed capacity; actual dollars obligated total $102.8 million, indicating historical delivery far exceeding current-year potential value and reflecting the tribe's mature grant-administration posture across multi-year awards. Ten awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete opportunity for federal grantor agencies managing tribal funding cycles. The tribe acts as prime grant recipient on 378 of 381 total awards; three sub-awards surface as sub-recipients under Kansas State Department of Education preschool development and block grant programs (award dates October 2022 and November 2024). The tribe's work is performed at the Kickapoo Reservation in Brown County, Kansas, with administrative oversight at the tribal government seat in Horton, and clinical operations through the Kickapoo Nation Health Center for IHS-funded behavioral health and diabetes management programs.