Oneida Nation

Oneida Nation, a federally recognized Indian tribe headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, acts as a recipient of federal grants across a broad portfolio of tribal social services, infrastructure, healthcare, and environmental programs — 401 prime grants out of 551 total awards (73%) — rather than as a federal contractor. The Nation does not hold a federal contract vehicle; its federal engagement is entirely grant-based, reflecting its sovereign tribal government status and eligibility for direct federal awards under tribal set-asides and formula grants (CFDA programs) administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other agencies serving Native American communities.

The Oneida Nation's recent award footprint spans child welfare, child care, older Americans services, food distribution, housing assistance, employment and training, environmental remediation, infrastructure, cultural preservation, and public health. Representative prime grants include a $1.97 million FY2026 Tribal Child Support Comprehensive Grant from the HHS Office of Child Support Enforcement (CFDA 93.563) for child support enforcement operations in Brown and Outagamie counties, Wisconsin; a $641 thousand Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) administrative award from the Department of Agriculture (CFDA 10.567) for household eligibility certification and food distribution logistics through September 2027; a $6 million Indian Housing Block Grants award from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office (CFDA 14.867) for affordable housing and infrastructure through August 2029; a $546 thousand Tribal Youth Program grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.731) to enhance a Restorative Justice Project within the Oneida Nation School System addressing youth exposure to violence through September 2030; and a $157.5 thousand Special Programs for the Aging, Title VI, Part A grant from the Administration on Aging (CFDA 93.047) for supportive and nutrition services to American Indian elders through March 2029. The Nation also holds formula grants for child care and development, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program support, and environmental programs (brownfields remediation, underground storage tank management, air and water quality under EPA Region 5 cooperative agreements).

Customer concentration is distributed across multiple agencies reflecting the Nation's tribal government operations. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families each anchor substantial award counts (42, 37, and 36 awards respectively across the recent portfolio), though the combined potential value metric in the source reflects sub-million framing tied to a single high-value VA award. The Nation's subrecipient footprint is substantial, with 150 sub-awards (27% of total awards) received from Wisconsin state agencies — the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (National School Lunch Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program), the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (Medicaid, WIC, maternal health, mental health block grants), and the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (child welfare and tribal child care contracts). One notable federal sub-award includes Youth Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funding provided to the Nation's own Youth program for employment activities and work-based learning for tribal youth ages 14–17.

Recent activity shows volatility typical of tribal grant cycles: 30 awards in 2022 rising to 97 in 2024, then declining to 53 in 2025 and 20 year-to-date in 2026 (through late August). Nineteen awards face completion within the next twenty-four months, representing routine recompete risk across formula grant renewal cycles. The Nation's two-tiered structure includes a parent entity (Oneida Nation, a tribal government at UEI QX91C7GZDJS5) with federal contract prime awardee capacity, and a subordinate division (Oneida Nation, the child entity at UEI HZ8CHGL3B3S6, focused on grant-based tribal services and administration). The parent entity holds at least one federal contract vehicle (Basic Ordering Agreement VA69D15G0039 with the Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 task orders, $629 thousand potential value), signaling parallel contracting pathways for health and benefit delivery services to the veteran and tribal populations the Nation serves.