Squaxin Island Tribe

Squaxin Island Tribe, a federally recognized Indian tribe headquartered in Shelton, Washington, operates as a grant sub-recipient delivering behavioral health and mental health services to American Indian and Alaska Native individuals in Washington State through the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The tribe holds 80% of its recent federal award footprint as a sub-recipient on tribal behavioral health grants; the remaining 20% reflects a single prime grant award. Squaxin Island Tribe does not hold federal contracts as a prime contractor or subcontractor.

The tribe's customer concentration is narrow and specialized. Four of five awards (100% coverage by award count) flow through SAMHSA, with a single Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 10 grant making up the remainder. The SAMHSA awards address mental health promotion, prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery support services to tribal members under Sovereign Nation Agreement Service Level Agreements between the tribe and Washington State's Health Care Authority as the prime grantee. The most recent sub-award (June 10, 2026) directs the tribe to deliver mental health services as outlined in its tribal plan. Prior awards, dating to October 2024, establish service-level and quality-efficiency agreements for behavioral health services. The FEMA Region 10 award carries a $4 thousand combined potential value; SAMHSA awards do not carry published potential-value figures in the source data, though combined obligated dollars across all five awards total $269 thousand.

Award activity is sporadic. The source reflects one award in 2012, two in 2024, one in 2025, and one in 2026 — not a consistent annual cadence. The tribe does not appear on federal contracting vehicles, GWACs, BPAs, or agency-wide IDIQs. Squaxin Island Tribe operates the Little Creek Casino Resort as a related enterprise.