Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, a federally recognized Indian tribe headquartered in Mayetta, Kansas, acts as a prime recipient of federal grants across a broad portfolio of tribal government services and infrastructure programs. The nation does not hold federal contracts or IDVs and does not operate as a federal contractor; its federal footprint is entirely grant-based, with 95% of recent awards as prime recipient and 5% as sub-recipient flowing through pass-through entities such as the Kansas State Department of Education and Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

The nation's grant portfolio spans social services, health and wellness, environmental remediation, transportation, cultural preservation, and infrastructure development—sectors characteristic of tribally operated government agencies serving enrolled membership of over 4,500. Recent prime grant activity includes a $11.46 million Federal Highway Administration award for road repair and rehabilitation in Mayetta (CFDA 20.933, awarded May 2026, performance through September 2030); a $1.639 million Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration award for the Prairie Band Youth Wellness Services Initiative addressing youth substance misuse and mental health (CFDA 93.492, awarded September 2025, performance through September 2030); a $1.599 million Bureau of Justice Assistance grant for construction of a multipurpose tribal justice center (CFDA 16.596, awarded October 2024, performance through September 2029); and a $1.079 million Child Care and Development Block Grant from the Office of Child Care (CFDA 93.575, awarded October 2025, performance through September 2028). The nation also receives formula grants from the Administration on Aging for Older Americans Act Title VI services, from the Office of Child Support Enforcement and Office of Family Assistance for child welfare and TANF assistance programs, and from the Federal Transit Administration for demand-response transit operations serving Jackson, Shawnee, Douglas, and Brown counties in Kansas.

The top five customer agencies by award count account for 35% of recent awards and span health and human services, interior/Indian affairs, environmental protection, and transportation: the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (38 awards), the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs (32 awards), the Environmental Protection Agency (28 awards), and the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (24 awards). The largest single customer by potential value is the Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service ($1.6 million combined potential value across 11 awards), reflecting the nation's operation of health clinics and diabetes prevention programming. Environmental grants include EPA Region 7 awards for brownfields remediation, ambient air and water quality monitoring, solid waste infrastructure, and climate action planning; awards with ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months total 18 grants with combined potential value not specified in the source but including several formula grants set to expire between October 2026 and September 2027.

The nation operates as a sub-recipient on education and youth-focused awards passed through the Kansas State Department of Education and Boys & Girls Clubs of America, receiving block grants for K-12 education and youth diabetes prevention programming. Federal grant programs anchor the nation's sourcing strategy; the nation does not compete on federal contracts, GSA schedules, or GWACs and does not maintain teaming relationships as a contractor or subcontractor to federal primes. Activity has remained steady at roughly 25–33 awards per year through 2024, declining to 18 awards in 2025 and 9 as of late September 2026, reflecting normal grant-cycle timing and the completion of pandemic-era supplemental awards.