Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe Of The Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation

Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe Of The Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation, doing business as Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, is a federally recognized tribal government based in Tokeland, Washington, that serves as a prime recipient of federal grants across infrastructure, environmental management, public safety, cultural preservation, and community health programs. The tribe does not hold federal contracts as a prime or subcontractor; all federal work is grant-funded. The tribe operates as a direct recipient on the majority of awards (94% prime, 6% sub-recipient), with nine sub-awards routed through state and regional intermediaries.

The tribe's grant portfolio spans 140 awards across 35 distinct federal agencies, with recent activity concentrated in the past five years: seven awards in 2022, five in 2023, nine in 2024, six in 2025, and three in 2026 through August. The most heavily represented customer agencies are the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Education (27 awards), the Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service (13 awards), the Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office (10 awards), the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (10 awards), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (7 awards), accounting for 48% of total awards.

Concrete work includes environmental management and water quality stewardship funded by the EPA Region 10 Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605), a formula award of $263,963 effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029, supporting ongoing water quality planning, monitoring, data management, and nonpoint source pollution assessment across the reservation. The tribe holds a $2.537 million Federal Highway Administration RAISE grant (CFDA 20.933) for the Upland Village Relocation Road Project, running through October 30, 2028, to enhance transportation infrastructure and community resilience in response to coastal relocation pressures. On public safety, the Department of Justice COPS Office funded hiring of law enforcement personnel through a $461,138 grant (CFDA 16.710) running through September 30, 2027, and separate equipment and training awards of $166,159 and $138,773. Cultural and educational services are supported through the Institute of Museum and Library Services Native American Library Services Basics grants—including an August 2026 award covering operations and programming through July 2027—and through support for the Shoalwater Bay Tribal Community Library and Heritage Museum. The tribe received a $198,928 Tribal Wildlife Grants award (CFDA 15.639) from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service to implement habitat restoration and population monitoring for Western Snowy Plover and Streaked Horned Lark on coastal lands, with essential fish habitat assessments and climate-resilience actions running through December 31, 2026. Infrastructure capacity includes a $102,000 Federal Highway Administration Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program grant (CFDA 20.939) awarded June 10, 2026, to develop a comprehensive safety action plan for the reservation; broadband deployment funded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (CFDA awarded May 1, 2023) to fiber-connect 46 tribal homes and government buildings; and water system improvements through a Bureau of Reclamation project grant supporting system mapping, well security, and storage tank inspection. Community health funding includes a diabetes education program cooperative agreement of $45,587 from the Department of Health and Human Services and behavioral health service agreements sub-awarded through the Washington State Health Care Authority.

Nine awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and represent recompete exposure. Sub-award activity routes through the Health Care Authority (behavioral health services), the Washington State Department of Transportation (species monitoring for the village relocation project), the Washington State Department of Commerce (victim services), Philanthropy Northwest (environmental justice community grant), and the National Main Street Center (tribal capacity building). The tribe competes exclusively in federal grant programs reserved for or tailored to federally recognized tribes, with no commercial contracting footprint.