Oglala Lakota Housing Authority

Oglala Lakota Housing Authority, a tribally designated housing entity and Indian Tribe (Federally Recognized) based in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, is a recipient of federal grants for housing, community development, renewable energy, and youth mental health and suicide prevention programs serving the Oglala Lakota people on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The entity operates as a grant recipient rather than a federal contractor; it does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles and is not a prime contractor or subcontractor. Oglala Lakota Housing Authority's federal footprint is almost entirely grant-funded (42 of 44 awards are prime grants, with 2 sub-grants), reflecting its role as a tribally designated public housing authority and community development entity.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office is the dominant federal customer, accounting for 32 of 41 awards (78% of the portfolio) and representing the bulk of Oglala Lakota Housing Authority's obligated dollars. These HUD awards span the Indian Housing Block Grant Program (CFDA 14.862), the Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Program (CFDA 14.871), and the Indian Community Development Block Grant Program (CFDA 14.862), supporting rental assistance, housing construction and renovation, and community development on the reservation. Four additional awards from the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service fund rural housing and infrastructure work; two awards from the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) support youth suicide prevention and mental health intervention under the Native Connections 2023 initiative; and two awards from the Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs fund renewable energy installation. A single Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention award focuses on youth diversion programming.

Representative grants include a $1.5 million Indian Community Development Block Grant awarded July 10, 2026, by HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, running through March 31, 2031, to develop viable American Indian communities through decent housing and economic opportunities; a $257,796 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers award from September 22, 2025, through September 30, 2026, providing rental assistance to very low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities; a solar photovoltaic installation project funded by the Department of Energy's Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs (January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2026) to install approximately 215 kilowatts of solar capacity across 26 buildings, including 13 HUD-VASH veteran units and 12 USDA-financed units, with paid training for at least 3 tribal members; and a SAMHSA youth mental health and suicide prevention grant (September 30, 2023, through July 8, 2026) titled "Nisnala Sni, Yelo (You Are Not Alone)," providing data infrastructure and prevention, intervention, and postvention activities for youth aged 10–24, including Two Spirit and LGBTQI+ populations, across Pine Ridge Village and Wounded Knee districts. Oglala Lakota Housing Authority also receives a sub-grant from South Dakota Department of Corrections for juvenile diversion programming involving tribal court coordination and off-site placement of youth. Grant activity has been episodic—one award in 2022, four in 2023, three in 2024, one in 2025, and two in 2026—reflecting the project-grant cycle. Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure.