Shoshone-Paiute Tribes

Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, a federally recognized Indian tribe headquartered in Owyhee, Nevada, on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation straddling the Nevada-Idaho border, operates as a tribal government serving approximately 2,000 tribal members and receives federal grant awards across 54 agencies to deliver community-based services, tribal self-governance programs, infrastructure development, and cultural preservation initiatives. The Tribes function almost exclusively as grant recipients (99% of recent awards) rather than federal contractors; they hold no federal contract vehicles and receive minimal federal contract work. Federal engagement centers on direct grant awards across health, transportation, environmental protection, youth services, and violence prevention programs, with strong concentration among the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs (65 awards), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for tribal employment rights ordinance work ($478 thousand in combined potential value across 33 awards), and the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living for older Americans Act nutrition and supportive services programs (20 awards).

The Tribes' recent grant portfolio reflects federal investment in tribal capacity-building and community service delivery. Signature grant programs include the Federal Highway Administration's Tribal Transportation Program (annual funding for road and infrastructure maintenance on the Duck Valley Reservation, with FY 2026 awards exceeding $1.9 million combined), the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women funding for victim services through the Naphua Kah Nii Program (three active grants totaling more than $2 million supporting sexual assault services, domestic violence intervention, and flexible financial assistance through FY 2028), and the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living grants for nutrition services, caregiving support, and older adult services under the Older Americans Act Title VI programs (20 formula and project grants active across fiscal years 2023–2029). Environmental and natural resource stewardship work includes an EPA Region 9 Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grant ($389,194, awarded July 2024 through June 2027) to reinvigorate the Tribes' recycling program, multiple EPA Section 103 air quality monitoring and capacity-building grants, a Bureau of Reclamation grant ($1.54 million, August 2025 through June 2027) for planning and design of a public water system expansion in the China Town area, and NRCS soil and water conservation technical assistance. Recent federal contract work is minimal and episodic: two purchase orders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for tribal cultural monitoring under USACE activities (totaling $62 thousand across June and August 2026) and annual Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance contracts with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at approximately $32–33 thousand per fiscal year since at least 2023.

The Tribes hold no parent contract vehicles and historically do not compete for federal contracts under set-aside categories. Federal grant funding obligated to the Tribes dramatically exceeds the combined potential value shown in award ceilings — $116.6 million in obligated dollars against $1.2 million in combined potential value — a signal that the Tribes receive recurring, multi-year formula and project grants with substantial annual disbursements. Activity has grown in recent years, peaking at 25 awards in 2024 (from 12 in 2022) and moderating to 19 in 2025. Thirteen awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing potential recompete or renewal cycles. Sub-award work is negligible (5 sub-awards, 1% of portfolio); the Tribes act as recipients under a small number of prime grantees including the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Alliance for Green Heat Inc. for a firewood assistance program, Terragraphics International Foundation for a National Incident Management System adaptation project addressing mining impacts, and the Nevada Department of Agriculture for child and senior nutrition programs. Corporate structure shows Shoshone-Paiute Tribes as the parent entity with no named operational subsidiaries.