Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Ignacio, CO Doing business as Red Willow Production Company
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Company facts
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8(a) Program Participant
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
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- Southern Ute Indian Tribe · Ignacio, CO NVXLH7CTGRA1
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- Southern Ute Indian Tribe · Ignacio, CO G617PN4JVCJ9
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 356 Ouray Dr #737, Ignacio, CO 81137, USA
- Website
- southernute-nsn.gov
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $0-$1M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Consumer Services
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Specialized Consumer Services
- SIC code
- 86 Membership Organizations
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department Of Human Services Colorado | H79TI087829 | $300,000 | |
| The Governors Office Of Information Technology | 0620B082 | $1,379,494 | |
| The Governors Office Of Information Technology | 0620B082 | $1,038,394 | |
| The Governors Office Of Information Technology | 0620B082 | $12,171,421 | |
| The Governors Office Of Information Technology | 0620B082 | $1,998,908 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Southern Ute Indian Tribe, operating as Red Willow Production Company, is a federally recognized tribal government headquartered in Ignacio, Colorado, that receives federal grants as a prime recipient across health, transportation, environmental, energy, and community development programs. The tribe holds SBA 8(a) Business Development Program certification and operates exclusively under grant funding, not contracts — 98% of its 327 recent federal awards are prime grants (320 awards), with seven sub-grants to state agencies.
The tribe's federal grant footprint spans seven grantor agencies and reflects internal capacity-building across tribal infrastructure and services. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families and the Environmental Protection Agency lead by award count (39 and 34 awards respectively), while the Administration on Aging, Administration for Community Living, and the Federal Transit Administration round out the top five by volume. Representative prime grant work includes a $4.9 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Cooperative Agreement from EPA Region 8 (awarded December 2024, completion December 2029) to implement greenhouse gas reduction programs and voluntary administration of the Federal Tribal Minor New Source Review Program for oil and gas emission management on the reservation; a $4.7 million Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation (January 2025, completion December 2027) under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program to construct six long-crested weirs on the Pine River Canal to stabilize water levels and ensure tribal water diversions during low-flow periods; a $207.685 thousand Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (October 2025, completion September 2027) to certify household eligibility and distribute USDA Foods to 3,579 community members; a $109.120 thousand Special Programs for the Aging, Title VI, Part A formula grant from the Administration for Community Living (April 2026, completion March 2029, CFDA 93.047) delivering supportive services, nutrition, and caregiver support to tribal members aged 60 and older; and multiple Federal Transit Administration formula grants for Dial-A-Ride tribal transit operations (most recent $108.520 thousand, February 2025, completion September 2026).
Grantor agencies with multi-year presence include the Federal Transit Administration (18 awards across tribal transit operations), the Administration on Aging (recurring formula grants for older adults programs including nutrition services and caregiver support), the EPA (air quality monitoring, brownfields response capacity, and climate action planning), the Department of Interior's Bureau of Reclamation (water resources and orphaned-well remediation), the Department of Justice (Tribal Special Assistant United States Attorneys Program for violence-against-women prosecution and treatment courts), and the Department of Energy (broadband infrastructure, methane capture feasibility study, and electric grid resilience). Twelve awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, exposing the tribe to recompete requirements across transit, aging services, and environmental programs.
Sub-grant positioning is limited — seven sub-awards to Colorado state agencies (Department of Human Services and the Governor's Office of Information Technology) reflect the tribe's role as a sub-recipient in broadband infrastructure and substance-use-disorder treatment initiatives rather than as a prime sub-contracting vendor. The tribe's federal posture is tribal-government-first, self-administered capacity-building, and place-of-performance centered on the Southern Ute Reservation in La Plata County, Colorado and surrounding areas. The corporate structure lists Southern Ute Indian Tribe as parent and subsidiary — no separate operating companies are distinguished in the award record.
Quick answers
Is Southern Ute Indian Tribe registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Southern Ute Indian Tribe's SAM.gov registration is active through August 6, 2027.
Which SBA certifications does Southern Ute Indian Tribe hold?
Southern Ute Indian Tribe holds 8(a) Program Participant certification from the SBA.
What is Southern Ute Indian Tribe's most recent federal award?
Southern Ute Indian Tribe's most recent federal grant award is Provide operating assistance to the southern UTE indian tribes dial-a-ride (DAR) program (CO2026023), from Federal Transit Administration, on August 6, 2026.
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