Spokane Tribe Of The Spokane Reservation

Spokane Tribe Of The Spokane Reservation, doing business as Spokane Tribe Of Indians, is a federally recognized Indian tribe headquartered in Wellpinit, Washington, that operates as a prime recipient on nearly all of its federal grants (96% of awards) and holds no federal contract prime vehicles. The tribe competes in full-and-open federal grant funding across health, environmental, infrastructure, cultural, and social service domains.

The tribe's federal footprint is grant-heavy and concentrated in Native American–specific funding streams and tribal government capacity-building programs. Recent prime grant work includes a $1.95 million National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration award under the Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) to fund trap-and-haul salmon reintroduction operations and life-cycle model research in the upper Columbia River (performance through September 30, 2028); a $575,324.82 Bureau of Reclamation purchase order for tribal burial site inspection services (ultimate completion February 28, 2029); a $350,000 EPA project grant under the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) for expansion and enhancement of air monitoring activities on the reservation (performance through September 30, 2028); and recurring $32,000–$33,000 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission definitive contracts for Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance (TERO) program services (most recent award October 1, 2025, for FY 2026).

The top five funding agencies account for 44% of awards by count and 87% of combined potential value. The Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service leads by award count (76 awards, $877 thousand combined potential value), followed by the Administration for Children and Families (57 awards) and the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs (52 awards). By potential value, the Bureau of Reclamation anchors the portfolio ($1.3 million across 31 awards), with Indian Health Service second ($877 thousand across 76 awards). The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission places 31 awards ($424 thousand). The tribe serves 63 distinct federal agencies across the award portfolio.

The bulk of the tribe's work routes through a single BPA vehicle: Blanket Purchase Agreement HHSI248200910067B, which carries 73 task orders and $377 thousand in combined potential value. All other BPA vehicles carry minimal activity (1–3 task orders each).

Capability concentration centers on water and sewer line construction (75 awards), human rights and tribal government services (42 awards combined), environmental consulting and archaeological services (36 awards combined), and direct social services. Representative work spans tribal self-governance feasibility studies for health clinic takeover (Indian Health Service cooperative agreement, $1.95 million equivalent funding allocation, completing May 2025); Moccasin Express rural transit system operating assistance and vehicle procurement (Federal Transit Administration formula grants, cumulative $1.3+ million across multiple awards through 2028); broadband infrastructure deployment to 800 unserved tribal households plus anchor institutions (National Telecommunications and Information Administration, award August 2022, completion July 2027); climate resilience and energy sovereignty projects including solar photovoltaic and battery systems feasibility for water infrastructure (Bureau of Indian Affairs TEDC program, $148,400 project grant, completion August 2026); historical preservation and Tribal Historic Preservation Office activities (National Park Service, recurring formula grants); and environmental remediation and water quality monitoring across the Columbia River basin (EPA Region 10, multiple project and cooperative agreements totaling $1.3+ million through 2029).

The tribe functions as a sub-recipient on 25 awards (4% of portfolio), primarily through Washington State pass-through entities. Recent sub-award work includes public health preparedness and emergency response funding from the Washington State Department of Health ($39,602 in CDC PHEP BP3 funds, performance July 2026–June 2027); behavioral health services delivered under Sovereign Nation Agreement through the Washington State Health Care Authority; and child nutrition program reimbursements and administrative support flowing from the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Fifteen awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, exposing the tribe to near-term recompete activity across grant programs. The portfolio shows stable annual activity (10–28 awards per year over the past five years), with obligations ($331.2 million cumulative) running at roughly 111 times the combined potential value stated in the award records, indicating substantial prior-year obligated funding and ongoing revenue flow from multi-year cooperative agreements and formula grants.