Osage Nation Si-Si A-Pe-Txa

Osage Nation Si-Si A-Pe-Txa, a federally recognized tribal government headquartered in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient delivering behavioral health, victim services, aging support, and public health programming to American Indian and Alaska Native populations across the Osage Nation service area and Osage County. The organization holds no federal contracts and operates 100% as a prime grant recipient across seven federal customer agencies, with no subcontract or sub-recipient activity.

Osage Nation Si-Si A-Pe-Txa's grant footprint centers on health and human services directed at tribal populations and rural communities in north-central Oklahoma. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living funds six formula grants under the Older Americans Act Title VI programs covering nutrition services, supportive services for older adults, and caregiver support for tribal elders, with awards obligated on April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2026, and renewed June 1, 2026, through March 31, 2029. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) holds three project awards: a $350,000 three-year grant (September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2029) under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532) for the Wah-Zha-Zhe Youth System of Care Planning Initiative, establishing governance and infrastructure for a comprehensive, culturally grounded, family-driven youth system of care serving children and youth from birth through age 25; an $816,497 three-year grant (September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2029) under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R) to expand crisis response and post-crisis follow-up services coordinated with the National 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline; and a Tribal Opioid Response project grant (September 30, 2024, through September 29, 2029) focused on medication-assisted treatment and Narcan distribution with culturally responsive outreach. A fifth SAMHSA award funds Native Connections, a youth prevention program addressing substance use and suicide among tribal youth through school partnerships and culturally appropriate interventions. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families funds family violence prevention and services through formula grants for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 (October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2026). The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $675,000 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program grant (October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2027) providing 24-hour advocacy, sexual assault counseling, support groups, and expanded healing modalities for sexual assault and human trafficking victims. The Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime awarded a $441,989 VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside grant (October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2029, CFDA 16.841) for crime victim services reflecting tribal values and traditions. A July 1, 2024, project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Director funds public health nursing capacity expansion with culturally appropriate service delivery. Combined dollars obligated across fifteen awards total $8.4 million, with activity growing from four awards in 2023 to six in 2024 and five in 2026. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure.