Shoshone-Paiute Tribes

Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, a federally recognized tribal government located on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation straddling the Nevada-Idaho border, operates as a prime recipient of federal grants across health, transportation, environmental, and social services programs serving approximately 2,000 tribal members. The Tribes do not hold federal contracts as a prime contractor vehicle; instead, they function primarily as grant recipients (99% of recent awards) delivering community-based services and tribal self-governance programs.

The Tribes' recent grant footprint centers on support for tribal employment rights, aging services, victim assistance, transportation infrastructure, environmental management, and cultural preservation. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission leads by award count (33 awards, $478 thousand combined potential value) with annual Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance (TERO) support contracts running at approximately $30,000 to $35,000 per fiscal year since 2022. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living provides 20 grants supporting the Older Americans Act Title VI programs, nutrition services, and caregiving support to tribal elders, while the Office on Violence Against Women has funded the Naphua Kah Nii Program with multiple awards totaling $750,000 for the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program, a $799,951 grant under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program, and a $535,000 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program grant. The Federal Highway Administration provides recurring Tribal Transportation Program funding (including a $2,184,886.84 award in June 2024 for FY24 infrastructure and a $1,431,273.65 award in December 2025 for FY26 transportation), while the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 funds air quality monitoring, water quality protection, pesticide regulatory programs, and solid waste recycling initiatives. The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation has funded water infrastructure planning ($1,541,085 for Owyhee Public Water System expansion design and construction documents), stock-pond rehabilitation ($762,480), and irrigation master planning.

Grant program work reflects the Tribes' direct service delivery role. The Department of Justice's SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment awarded a $1.1 million five-year Tribal Opioid Response grant (September 2024 to September 2029) to deliver treatment services to at least 85 individuals, recovery support for 30, and prevention services to 800 community members addressing the opioid crisis. The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services funds vocational rehabilitation services ($435,257, October 2025 to September 2026), while the Administration for Native Americans supports Native language revitalization with online instructional content development in Paiute and Shoshoni and adult language classes. The Institute of Museum and Library Services funds library services and operations improvements; the Federal Aviation Administration (Western Pacific Region) has awarded $115,610.53 for Phase 1 terminal design at Owyhee Airport and aircraft wash-rack design funding. EPA funding under the Inflation Reduction Act and Clean Air Act Section 103 programs supports ambient air quality monitoring, NOx data collection, and capacity building for air regulatory programs ($246,308 and $126,976 in recent awards). The Tribes operate food nutrition programs through USDA awards for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations ($388,906, October 2025 to September 2027) and SNAP Nutrition Education, while the National Resources Conservation Service provides $219,803 in cooperative agreement funding for natural resource conservation technical assistance supporting Farm Bill conservation practices on tribal lands.

Recent activity reflects consistent year-to-year funding: 12 awards in 2022, 13 in 2023, 25 in 2024, 17 in 2025, and 5 grants recorded in 2026 as of early August. Twenty awards with ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months (combined potential value $33 thousand) face recompete. The Tribes hold a single blanket purchase agreement vehicle (INLFAB060103 with 4 task orders). The Tribes serve as prime recipients across 51 distinct federal agencies, with a category concentration centered on human rights organizations (24 awards, aligned with victim services and employment rights work) and environmental services (water supply, waste management, air quality monitoring). One sub-award relationship appears in the source: the Tribes received a $450,000 sub-grant from TerraGraphics International Foundation (prime grantee) to collaborate on National Incident Management System adaptation for tribal response to mining-related National Environmental Policy Act reviews, with workshops, training on NEPA processes and environmental impact review, and community forums conducted over three years.