Little River Band Of Ottawa Indians

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians is a federally recognized tribal government located in Manistee, Michigan, registered with SAM.gov since January 2005. As a tribal entity, the organization provides essential services and programs to its community members and surrounding areas, leveraging federal grant funding to support initiatives across health, social services, environmental protection, and economic development. The tribe operates as a prime federal grant recipient with a robust portfolio of active and completed grants spanning multiple federal agencies and program areas.

The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians has demonstrated extensive capacity in administering federal grant programs across diverse service areas. The organization manages significant child care and development programs through multiple awards from the Office of Child Care, including the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), Child Care and Development Block Grant Discretionary (CCDD), and supplemental funding streams dating back to fiscal year 2022. In the energy assistance domain, the tribe administers Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding from the Office of Community Services, providing support for home energy costs, weatherization, and minor energy-related repairs to low-income households, with a notable award of $223,008 in fiscal year 2026. The organization operates food nutrition programs through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), distributing monthly supplemental food packages containing over 100 domestically sourced items to income-eligible Native American households, with a $335,741 project grant awarded in October 2025. Environmental stewardship represents another significant focus area, with the tribe receiving cooperative agreements and formula grants from EPA Region 5 to manage continuing environmental programs including water quality protection, brownfields remediation, radon assessment and mitigation, and air quality monitoring through PM2.5 particulate matter surveillance. The tribe also administers victim services programming through a $589,608 grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, supporting comprehensive services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Additional programming includes senior services through the Administration on Aging's Older Americans Act Title VI grants and nutrition incentive programs, child welfare and family violence prevention services through the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Indian housing block grants through the Public and Indian Housing Office, tribal self-governance initiatives through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and broadband infrastructure development through the Treasury Department's Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund. The tribe also receives sub-awards from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services for healthcare preparedness, tribal behavioral health initiatives, and tribal victim services, demonstrating its role as both a direct federal grant recipient and a participant in state-administered federal programs.