Quapaw Nation

Quapaw Nation, a federally recognized tribal government headquartered in Quapaw, Oklahoma, operates as a federal grant recipient delivering community health, environmental stewardship, tribal justice, cultural preservation, and youth services to tribal members and surrounding communities. The nation receives federal grants directly (100% of its recent award footprint) and does not hold federal contracts or participate in contract vehicles; two recent sub-awards involve coordination with the Oklahoma District Attorneys Council and the National Arbor Day Foundation on victim services and community tree-planting initiatives.

Quapaw Nation's federal grant portfolio spans 46 customer agencies with a combined $303.6 million obligated across 480 awards since 1990. The Administration for Children and Families dominates the funding stream, accounting for three of the top five customer agencies by award count (55, 39, and 29 awards respectively), anchored by recurring formula grants for child care subsidies and family services. The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Education ranks first by volume with 58 awards, followed by the Environmental Protection Agency with 38 awards. Activity accelerated through 2024 (25 awards) but softened in 2025 (17 awards) and early 2026 (5 awards to date); 22 awards with completion dates in the next twenty-four months face recompete or renewal.

Recent grant work spans health and behavioral services, environmental remediation, tribal justice infrastructure, and cultural programming. The nation received an $8.04 million block grant from the Office of Child Care in October 2025 (CFDA 93.575) to administer child care subsidies and quality improvements in Ottawa County through September 2028, and a $530,195 project grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women in October 2025 (CFDA 16.025) to implement special tribal criminal jurisdiction over domestic violence through September 2028. Environmental work includes a $725,447 formula grant from EPA Region 6 in October 2025 for air and water quality monitoring and solid waste management, and a $4.57 million Superfund cooperative agreement with EPA Region 6 (CFDA 66.802) through September 2026 for remedial action at Tar Creek Operable Unit 4. In substance abuse and mental health, the nation received a $2.3 million project grant from SAMHSA in September 2024 for medication-assisted treatment expansion and a $1.2 million grant from SAMHSA in September 2024 for youth mental health and trauma services (both running through 2029). Cultural and library grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services total $284,178 (October 2025) for digital services and $116,290 (October 2025) for museum collections management and visitor experience improvements.

The nation's federal funding concentrates in formula grants supporting direct aid to tribal governments under PSC code Social Direct Aid to Tribal Governments (52 awards), with secondary concentrations in health services and environmental programs. All work is performed in Oklahoma, with administrative oversight and place of performance primarily in Quapaw and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, serving Ottawa County and the nine-county jurisdictional area of northeastern Oklahoma.