Northwestern Band Of Shoshone Nation

Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation, a federally recognized Indian tribe and tribally owned firm headquartered in Ogden, Utah, receives federal grants as a prime recipient in child care services, environmental management, cultural preservation, and infrastructure development. The tribe does not hold prime federal contracts but acts as a direct recipient of formula grants, block grants, and project grants from the Department of Health and Human Services, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and other agencies. As a tribal government, the Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation qualifies for set-asides and direct awards under federal Indian policy, including section 638 tribal self-determination and education assistance act programming and Native American-focused grant programs.

The tribe's grant portfolio centers on child care service delivery and workforce development. The Office of Child Care has awarded approximately $9.2 million in discretionary Child Care and Development Block Grant funding (CFDA 93.575) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028, alongside formula grants under CFDA 93.596 ($2.254953 million, October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028) for subsidizing child care costs for low-income tribal families and coordinating early childhood services. The tribe also holds a $2023 CCDF Tribal Construction block grant running through September 30, 2028, and multiple prior-year child care development fund awards, establishing the Office of Child Care as the plurality customer by award count (22 awards across various fiscal-year tranches). The Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Education accounts for 21 awards, anchored by living languages programming (a $60,000 project grant awarded June 30, 2022 for Shoshone language curriculum development and teacher training) and tourism business planning.

Environmental programming represents the second-largest capability domain. The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 has funded air quality monitoring infrastructure under the Inflation Reduction Act, including equipment purchases and installation for ozone and PM2.5 sampling at the Washakie air monitoring station (project grants awarded October 1, 2023 and October 1, 2024, both running through September 30, 2026). The tribe received $371,750 under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) as a cooperative agreement (October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2027) to develop a Priority Climate Action Plan and Comprehensive Climate Action Plan for greenhouse gas reduction. EPA Region 8 also funds ongoing environmental capacity building under the Indian General Assistance Program and Clean Air Act section 105 air quality monitoring (formula grant, October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026).

The tribe invests in cultural and library infrastructure through the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Recent awards include a $Native American Library Services Basics grant (August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2026) for library staffing, Shoshone language programming, and cultural material acquisition; a prior-year project grant (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026) for expanded library hours and monthly cultural programming; and a $September 1, 2023 award for library physical expansion, seating, shelving, and Shoshone storybook development (completion August 31, 2024).

The tribe holds water and land restoration grants from the Bureau of Reclamation and partner organizations. A Bureau of Reclamation project grant (July 27, 2023 through December 31, 2026) funds Battle Creek tributary stream channel restoration in Franklin County, Idaho, including meander reconstruction, fish passage structures, beaver dam analogs, and riparian revegetation. The tribe also received Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund support (May 30, 2023 through December 31, 2026) under the Departmental Offices for broadband infrastructure or similar capital projects addressing COVID-19-exacerbated connectivity gaps.

Recent activity shows concentration in large formula grants with multi-year terms running through 2027–2028. Awards per year have declined from ten in 2023 to two in 2026 (calendar year snapshot as of mid-August 2026), though ten awards carrying ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months represent recompete exposure for the tribe. The corporate structure includes Northwestern Band of The Shoshone Nation Corporation (a for-profit entity with minority ownership status), Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation (the tribal government proper), and Tope Technology LLC (a tribally owned firm designated as an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise and self-certified small disadvantaged business). Sub-award activity is minimal (4% of the 99-award portfolio); the tribe acts as a sub-recipient under Idaho Department of Health & Welfare social services block grant programming, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation bear river restoration funding, River Network revegetation initiatives, and Utah Department of Health and Human Services CAPTA child protection services.