Kickapoo Tribe In Kansas

Kickapoo Tribe In Kansas, a federally recognized sovereign Indian tribe headquartered in Horton, Kansas, serves as a federal grant recipient delivering health, social services, justice, environmental, and child welfare programs to its 1,600 enrolled members and the broader tribal community. The tribe operates exclusively as a grant recipient (99% of recent awards are prime grants), with no federal contract prime footprint and minimal sub-award activity (1% of awards); the tribe's corporate structure includes the Kickapoo Tribe Housing Authority as a subsidiary.

The tribe's federal grant portfolio spans 44 distinct agencies, concentrated in three primary customer clusters. The Department of Health and Human Services dominates by both volume and dollar value — HHS Public Health Service, Administration for Children and Families, Administration for Community Living, and Indian Health Service collectively represent the largest share of recent awards. The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Environmental Protection Agency each account for 28 awards. Recent representative grants include a $894,550 Tribal Justice Assistance award (CFDA 16.596) from the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance (FY2026, through September 2030) to strengthen tribal court capacity and public safety; a $697,342 Child Support Services block grant (CFDA 93.563) from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Support Enforcement (October 2025–September 2026) funding child support enforcement operations; $798,668 in Child Care and Development Block Grant Discretionary funding (CFDA 93.575) from the Office of Child Care (October 2025–September 2028) for child care subsidies and quality improvement; a $642,172 Treatment Court Discretionary Grant (CFDA 16.585) from Bureau of Justice Assistance (October 2025–September 2030) to implement the Healing to Wellness Court addressing substance use disorders; and ongoing awards supporting elder services under Older Americans Act Title VI programs (Administration on Aging), including nutrition services and caregiver support running through March 2029. The tribe also holds multi-year grants for opioid response programming (SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment), broadband infrastructure development (National Telecommunications and Information Administration, September 2022–June 2027), and environmental programs including air and water quality monitoring, brownfields response, and wetland protection through EPA Region 7.

Activity has remained steady over the past five years, averaging between 11 and 16 awards annually. Seventeen awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete opportunities across child welfare, child support enforcement, health services, and environmental programs. The tribe's grant administration capacity is mature, spanning formula grants, block grants, project grants, and cooperative agreements across social services, health, justice, environmental management, and infrastructure sectors. Performance occurs on the Kickapoo Reservation in Brown County, Kansas, with administrative oversight centered at the tribal government seat in Horton.