Otoe-Missouria Tribe

Otoe-Missouria Tribe, a federally recognized Indian tribal government headquartered in Red Rock, Oklahoma, operates as a federal grant recipient delivering human services, environmental management, employment and training, child nutrition, and community development programs to tribal members and surrounding communities. The tribe competes exclusively as a prime grant recipient across 47 distinct federal agencies and does not operate as a prime contractor on federal supply or service contracts; the source reflects three annual TERO (Tribal Employment Rights Office) contracts from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at $32,000–$33,000 per year, but the tribe's federal footprint is overwhelmingly grant-based.

The tribe's recent award portfolio spans 402 total awards over the past several years, growing from 21 awards in 2022 to 25 in 2025 before a partial-year count of seven in 2026 through late August. Combined potential value across all awards reads $494 thousand, but obligated dollars total $103.4 million, reflecting the scale of recurring formula grants. The top five funding agencies by award count—the Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service, Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (appears twice), and the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Education—account for 39% of awards. The two rankings diverge slightly: the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission carries $417 thousand combined potential value but only three awards, whereas the HHS and USDA programs cluster high volume (35, 34, 34, and 31 awards respectively) with formula grant structure. Twenty-eight awards reach ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, representing recompete exposure across the tribe's active portfolio.

The tribe's capability footprint centers on federally recognized tribal government operations. Named grant work includes formula grants for WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) food benefits, WIC administrative expenses, and WIC breastfeeding peer counselor support from the Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557, 10.557, 10.541); child care and development block grants and matching fund grants from the Office of Child Care (CFDA 93.575, 93.596); child welfare and family services support from the Administration on Children and Families; nutrition services for Native American elders from the Administration on Aging; low-income home energy assistance and infrastructure supplements (LIHEAP) from the Office of Community Services; environmental capacity-building grants from EPA Region 6 including water quality monitoring (CFDA 66.419), the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926), and the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling program (CFDA 66.920) for recycling center design and equipment procurement; tribal broadband connectivity planning and design from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (CFDA 11.029); public transit operations and capital funding from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509) for demand-response transit serving rural and tribal areas; highway safety planning from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.939); energy resilience microgrid feasibility studies and tribal utility authority feasibility assessments from the Department of Interior; sexual assault services and domestic violence victim support from the Office on Violence Against Women; victim services funding from the Office for Victims of Crime; public safety partnership and community policing equipment and training grants from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (CFDA 16.710) with representative awards of $458,729 and $374,137; employment and training services for Native American adults, youth, and small business technical assistance from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.265); Head Start programming from the Office of Head Start; and historic preservation and tribal historic preservation office activities from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.904). Recent awards include a $1,500,000 EPA SWIFR cooperative agreement for recycling center construction and equipment, $1.1 million USDA child nutrition technology modernization grant, $1,154,684.53 HHS child care block grant, and $924,000 USDA Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer program for children.

The tribe operates OM3 Construction LLC as a subsidiary; the subsidiary is self-certified as a small disadvantaged business and operates as a for-profit limited liability company. The tribe's federal engagement is concentrated in formula and project grants that support tribal sovereignty, self-determination, and direct service delivery to enrolled members and eligible populations within tribal jurisdiction and service areas in Oklahoma. The tribe does not employ subcontractors on most awards and administers grants directly, with minimal sub-recipient activity across the portfolio.