Peoria Tribe Of Indians Of Oklahoma

Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, a federally recognized tribal government based in Miami, Oklahoma, is a grant recipient delivering social services, infrastructure, environmental stewardship, child care, elder support, victim services, and workforce development to federal agencies across 39 distinct customer organizations. The tribe operates exclusively as a prime grant recipient (98% of recent awards), with no federal contract prime footprint and minimal subrecipient activity (2% of awards). The tribe's posture is grant-based, not contract-based — it receives direct allocations from federal programs reserved for Indian tribes rather than competing on open or set-aside contract vehicles.

The tribe's customer concentration is heavily weighted toward HHS and Interior. The top five funding agencies account for 60% of recent awards by count, led by the Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Education (38 awards), the Environmental Protection Agency (32 awards), and three distinct HHS operating divisions: Administration for Children and Families (51 combined awards across two operational units) and Administration for Community Living (19 awards). The vast majority of work falls under PSC code Social — Direct Aid to Tribal Governments under Public Law 93-638 (37 awards), a statutory framework for self-determination grants to tribes.

The tribe's recent grant portfolio spans formula grants, block grants, cooperative agreements, and project grants across multiple federal programs. Representative recent work includes a $278,599 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Transportation under the Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program (CFDA 20.943) for infrastructure planning and design of Henley Street rehabilitation in Oklahoma City, running through October 2029; multiple Tribal Transportation Program (CFDA 20.289) project grants totaling $1.47 million from the Federal Highway Administration for FY 2026 transportation funding, obligated through September 2026; an $8.04 million Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) award from HHS Office of Child Care for child care subsidies and quality improvement, running through September 2028; a $776,302 Forest Health Protection grant (CFDA 10.680) from USDA Forest Service for invasive species eradication and ecosystem restoration through July 2029; a $623,609 Child Care and Development Fund Mandatory & Matching grant (CFDA 93.596) for child care access and quality improvement through September 2028; and a $441,989 VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program award (CFDA 16.841) from DOJ Office for Victims of Crime for comprehensive victim services through December 2027. The tribe also acts as a sub-recipient on food retail and public health capacity-building work with the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board Foundation and The Reinvestment Fund.

Activity has averaged 13 awards per year over the past five years, with 235 total awards (prime and sub combined) and $135.4 million in combined dollars obligated. Seventeen awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months signal recompete exposure and opportunity for partner agencies and vendors supporting tribal capacity. The tribe's grant footprint reflects its statutory role as a self-determining tribal government administering federal programs that serve tribal citizens across child welfare, child care, aging services, environmental stewardship, victim services, infrastructure, behavioral health, economic development, library services, historic preservation, and public health within Ottawa County and surrounding tribal lands in northeastern Oklahoma.