Sac & Fox Nation

Sac & Fox Nation, a federally recognized Indian tribe headquartered in Stroud, Oklahoma, is a federal grant recipient delivering tribal social services, health programs, infrastructure, and community development services across a portfolio of 301 prime federal grants awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Labor, and twelve other federal agencies. The Nation operates exclusively as a grant recipient (100% of awards); it does not hold federal contracts, compete for contract work, or serve as a subcontractor.

Sac & Fox Nation's federal footprint centers on health and human services for tribal citizens and low-income families. The Nation operates integrated behavioral health, substance use disorder treatment, and recovery support services through its Healing Pathways Initiative ($298,467 award from HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration under the Opioid STR program, CFDA 93.788, running through September 2031), a community-based Special Diabetes Program for Indians serving 231 registered patients in three-county rural Oklahoma (cooperative agreement with HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, running through December 2027), and a 988 suicide and crisis lifeline initiative ($298,467 from HHS Center for Mental Health Services, running through September 2026) targeting Native populations with disparities in suicide rates. The Nation also administers child care and early childhood services as a designated tribal lead agency under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Discretionary program ($12.3 million for October 2025 through September 2028) and the Child Care and Development Fund formula grant ($959,002 for the same period, with Central Tribes of Shawnee Area designated as the sub-recipient for operational delivery); both awards carry construction components and quality-improvement mandates.

Social safety-net services dominate the award volume. The Nation operates food distribution under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations ($1.194 million for October 2025 through September 2027), administers child welfare social services and family stability programs, delivers home energy assistance and weatherization support through Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program formula grants (multiple FY cycles, most recent $421,500 for October 2025 through September 2027), and delivers supportive and nutrition services to American Indian elders under Older Americans Act Title VI formula grants from the Administration on Aging (combined value $157,530, running through March 2029). The Nation also receives formula grants for victim services and domestic violence prevention (Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside program grant awarded October 2024 for October 2024 through September 2028; Grants to Indian Tribal Governments program for domestic violence response, running through September 2027).

Capital and infrastructure awards include a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law broadband deployment project ($1 billion+ implied scope) to install fiber serving 7,611 unserved tribal households with 1000/1000 Mbps service, running through August 2027, and a Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund award (Treasury, October 2022 through December 2026) for eligible capital projects addressing COVID-19 recovery. The Nation also holds a Native Employment Works Program block grant (most recently FY2026, Office of Family Assistance) supporting tribal workforce development and job training.

The Nation's customer base concentrates in civilian health and human services agencies. The top five customer agencies by award count are the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living, the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; these five account for 55% of the 301 awards in the portfolio. Combined federal dollars obligated across all awards total $374.8 million spanning three decades of grant activity. The Nation received eighteen awards in 2022, eighteen in 2023, fifteen in 2024, nine in 2025, and six through September 2026, indicating a declining trend in annual award count. Twenty-one awards (combined potential value not itemized in the source) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing potential recompete or renewal cycle risk.

Human Services, education, and environmental stewardship round out the portfolio. Sac & Fox Nation received a National Education Institute grant to revitalize the Sauk language (Tatakwi project, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, running through December 2026) and operates tribal environmental management programs in partnership with EPA Region 6 conducting surface water quality sampling and solid waste capacity building. The Nation holds IMLS library and archival funding for digitization, professional development, and community engagement. Because the Nation operates as a tribal government delivering federally funded services to its citizens and surrounding low-income populations, all awards flow through formula grant and project grant vehicles reserved for federally recognized tribes; the Nation does not compete in open federal procurements and holds no seats on government-wide contract vehicles.