Modoc Nation

Modoc Nation, a federally recognized Native American tribe headquartered in Miami, Oklahoma, is the prime recipient of federal grants spanning child care, substance abuse treatment, behavioral health, library services, environmental management, and community development, with 203 of 209 recent awards (97%) held as prime grants rather than sub-awards. The tribe operates as a tribal government entity and executes federal funding through its own agencies and tribally owned subsidiary firms, including Witam Mte LLC, Harpy Technologies LLC, Red Cedar Tg-Mte LLC, Eagle TG LLC, and Aquila TG LLC — all minority-owned, tribally controlled entities certified as small disadvantaged businesses.

Modoc Nation's federal grant portfolio centers on health and human services delivery to the tribe and surrounding communities in Ottawa County, Oklahoma and a four-state service area spanning Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families dominates the funding landscape, with the tribe holding 39 awards across child care block grants (CCDBG, CCDF), child support enforcement services (CFDA 93.563), and substance abuse treatment and mental health programs. Representative awards include a $4.8 million Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG, CFDA 93.575) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028, for administering child care subsidies and quality improvement initiatives; a $4.1 million child support comprehensive block grant from the Office of Child Support Enforcement covering October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; and multiple multi-year substance abuse and opioid treatment grants (ranging from several hundred thousand to low-seven-figure amounts) supporting the Lost River Treatment Center and Modoc Healing House, which deliver medication-assisted treatment, harm reduction, recovery support services, and prevention counseling to individuals with opioid and substance use disorders. Additional significant grantors include the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Education (24 awards), the Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office (13 awards for Indian Community Development Block Grants and tribal housing), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (multiple Native American Library Services Basics project grants supporting library operations, cultural revitalization, language immersion programming, and archival services). The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, the National Park Service (for Tribal Historic Preservation Office grants under CFDA 15.904), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration round out the customer base.

The tribe's grant portfolio reflects sustained federal investment in tribal infrastructure and social services. The combined potential value across 209 awards totals $217.3 million. Annual award volume averaged 13 grants per year over the past five years (2022–2026), with 20 awards reaching ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months and therefore exposed to recompete risk. Notable recent awards include a $1.245 million EPA Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) cooperative agreement (CFDA 66.920) awarded December 1, 2024, to establish a tribally operated recycling facility with equipment and two new employees; a $155,400 Bureau of Reclamation grant for grazing treatments and water resource protection in the Klamath Basin (CFDA 15.519); and a $521,260 Child Care and Development Fund formula grant (CFDA 93.596) for three years beginning October 1, 2025. The tribe has also received multi-year project grants from SAMHSA for suicide prevention (Suicide Prevention in Populations, up to $5+ million range), equine-assisted therapy for youth with substance use disorders (TREE program), and opioid response programming. On the sub-award side, Modoc Nation received a sub-grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in April 2024 for Lower Klamath River Basin restoration planning and juniper removal, coordinated with the Modoc National Forest.

Modoc Nation's posture is exclusively grant-funded and recipient-driven rather than federal contract competition. The tribe holds no federal contract vehicles, IDIQs, or GWACs. Its award footprint spans 36 distinct customer agencies, with the top five agencies (HHS ACF, Interior BIA/Indian Education, HUD, and secondary HHS offices) accounting for 51% of award count. The concentration is heavy on social services, community development, and direct aid to tribal governments — classified under PSC code "Social- Direct Aid To Tribal Governments (Pl 93-638)" for 18 of the awards. This tribal grant model reflects federal investment in tribal sovereignty and self-governance under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act and related tribal funding mechanisms. The sub-subsidiary structure — comprising five tribally owned LLCs and a tribally controlled housing authority — indicates that Modoc Nation channels federal grant funding through subsidiary entities for service delivery and economic enterprise, though the bulk of federal awards remain with the parent tribal government itself. The tribe's enrollment stands at approximately 496 members; recent grant descriptions reference service areas spanning a 50-mile radius from Miami, Oklahoma, serving American Indian and Alaska Native populations and underserved rural communities across the four-state region.