Lac Courte Oreilles Band Of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Of Wisconsin

Lac Courte Oreilles Band Of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Of Wisconsin, doing business as Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Government, is a federally recognized tribal government headquartered in Hayward, Wisconsin, that acts as a federal grant recipient delivering social services, health care, education, and community development programs to its approximately 8,214 enrolled members and surrounding communities on a 15-square-mile reservation in Sawyer County. The organization operates exclusively as a grant recipient rather than a federal contractor, with 77 percent of its federal award footprint consisting of prime grants and the remainder coming through sub-award channels from state and local grantees.

The tribal government's concrete service portfolio spans health and behavioral health, child and family welfare, employment and training, nutrition assistance, aging services, substance use prevention and treatment, criminal justice and victim services, environmental protection, library and museum services, transit operations, and infrastructure development. Representative prime grant work includes a $157,530 formula grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Aging for delivery of supportive services and nutrition services to older tribal members under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VI, Part A program (CFDA 93.047), running through March 2029; a $504,803 project grant from the Office on Violence Against Women under the Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (CFDA 16.024) to provide crisis response, shelter, advocacy, and housing services to sexual assault victims through December 2028; a $995,511 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) award from the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement the "Mino-Bimaadiziiwin II (The Good Life)" reentry program connecting tribal members in local jails and state/federal prisons with recovery supports, youth prevention education, and epidemiological evaluation through September 2027; and a $441,506 Native American Employment and Training Program grant (CFDA 17.265) from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration providing career services, occupational training, and follow-up support to unemployed and underemployed tribal members through June 2028.

The organization also holds block grants and formula grants from the Department of Health and Human Services supporting child care development (CCDF and CCDBG), child support enforcement services, temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), and child welfare services. The Department of Agriculture funds food distribution programs on Indian reservations (FDPIR) and SNAP nutrition education. The Department of the Interior funds tribal energy development capacity building (CFDA 15.148), tribal wildlife management planning, and historic preservation office operations. The Federal Transit Administration supports public transit operations and infrastructure. The Environmental Protection Agency funds environmental program capacity building, water quality protection, and non-point source pollution management. The Institute of Museum and Library Services funds library services, museum capacity building, and Ojibwe language and cultural preservation projects.

Customer concentration is diffuse across federal grantor agencies, with the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families and Public Health Service, the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, and the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Aging anchoring most volume by award count. Over the past five years, award activity grew substantially — from 28 awards in 2022 to 91 in 2024 — then moderated to 60 in 2025 and 27 year-to-date in 2026. The organization holds a Basic Ordering Agreement (GS05B16202) generating 38 task orders, though potential value reporting shows nominal figures. Twenty-five awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, exposing the organization to recompete activity across child welfare, child care, employment and training, nutrition assistance, health and behavioral health, and justice programs.

Sub-award activity (23 percent of the portfolio) flows primarily through the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, covering child care and food programs (CACFP, NSLP), substance use and mental health services, Medicaid-related work, child welfare, and family services initiatives. The organization operates the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe School as a subsidiary educational institution serving tribal students on and off reservation.