Cherokee Nation
Tahlequah, OK
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
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- Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC · Catoosa, OK J6T1CKA4L5P4
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 17675 S Muskogee Ave, Tahlequah, OK 74464, USA
- Website
- cherokee.org
- Founded
- 1839
- Employees
- 1K-5K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $250M-$500M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Specialized Consumer Services
- Legal Services
- SIC code
- 91 Executive, Legislative, & General
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $8,976,854 |
| FY2025 | $5,690,315 |
| FY2024 | $7,726,989 |
| FY2023 | $7,726,855 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Labor | $8,976,854 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Oklahoma | U19MD020537 | $280,648 | |
| Not on record | OK-2026-016 | $216,750 | |
| State Department Of Education | 266OK329N1199 | $394,617 | |
| Emory University | R01MD020144 | $147,059 | |
| University Of Oklahoma | U19MD020537 | $280,648 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Similar vendors
| Vendor | Location | Primary NAICS |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Band Of Cherokee Indians | Cherokee, NC | 921150 American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments |
| Agri-Business Complex Division | Okmulgee, OK | — |
| United Keetoowah Band Of Cherokee Indians | Tahlequah, OK | — |
| Modoc Nation | Miami, OK | — |
| Osage Nation | Pawhuska, OK | 921150 American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments |
About the company
Cherokee Nation, a federally recognized tribal government based in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, operates as a prime recipient across federal grants and contracts spanning health, human services, infrastructure, environmental protection, and workforce development. The tribe acts as a grant recipient rather than a federal contractor for the majority of its federal activity—1,165 of 1,208 recent awards (96%) are prime grants or contracts, with only 43 as sub-awards (4%)—and does not compete under SBA set-asides. Cherokee Nation operates multiple named subsidiaries, including Cherokee Nation Aerospace & Defense LLC, Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC, and Cherokee Nation Red Wing LLC, which position the tribe for federal procurement across defense, aviation, and commercial sectors.
Cherokee Nation's footprint spans 111 distinct federal agencies, with acute concentration among health and human services recipients. The top five customer agencies by award count account for 31% of all recent awards: the Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service (116 awards), HHS Administration for Children and Families (94 and 61 awards across two programs), the Environmental Protection Agency (52 awards), and EPA Region 6 (46 awards). Top-dollar customers differ slightly—HHS Indian Health Service leads by potential value at $22.9 million across 22 awards—but the overall portfolio is heavily weighted toward social services and public health. Recent representative grant work includes a $49.2 million sole-source Department of Labor contract to operate the Talking Leaves Job Corps Center in Tahlequah through July 2029, a $32.07 million INFRA block grant from the Federal Highway Administration for transportation infrastructure awarded December 2025, and $14.957 million in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (CFDA 93.558) formula funding from HHS to support tribal assistance programs. Grant work routinely targets behavioral health, child welfare, nutrition assistance (WIC, FDPIR, Summer EBT), elder services, and tribal self-governance across HHS, USDA, Department of Justice, Department of Education, EPA, and Department of Interior agencies.
Activity has grown modestly year over year—from 76 awards in 2022 to a peak of 101 in 2024, with 72 awards in 2025 and 22 recorded to date in 2026—indicating sustained federal engagement across multiple programs. Sixty-six awards are scheduled for completion within the next twenty-four months and face recompete risk. SCI-reported invoicing of federal service contracts above the $150,000 threshold shows minimal activity: zero dollars invoiced across FY2022–FY2025 despite sporadic FTE reporting in isolated fiscal years, indicating the vendor's federal engagement is dominated by grant awards and construction/operations contracts rather than labor-hour service delivery. The source does not surface named teaming relationships on prime contracts or evidence of significant subcontractor engagement; the prime-vs-sub split indicates Cherokee Nation builds its own delivery capacity rather than outsourcing.
Cherokee Nation's corporate structure includes subsidiaries positioning the tribe for aerospace and defense work. Cherokee Nation Aerospace & Defense LLC, Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC, and Cherokee Nation Red Wing LLC are listed as tribally owned, minority-owned, small disadvantaged business entities, extending the tribe's ability to pursue set-aside and tribal contracting opportunities beyond direct tribal government awards. The tribe's Indian Health Service portfolio anchors health service delivery through Cherokee Nation Health Services, the largest tribally operated healthcare system, with recent grants supporting behavioral health crisis response, opioid and substance use disorder treatment, dementia care, and mobile crisis teams. Federal grant concentration in health and family services reflects Cherokee Nation's core mission: serving over 400,000 registered citizens across 14 counties in northeastern Oklahoma through tribal self-governance programming spanning healthcare, education, workforce development, housing assistance, nutrition services, and justice system support.
Quick answers
Is Cherokee Nation registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Cherokee Nation's SAM.gov registration is active through May 11, 2027.
How much has Cherokee Nation received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $5,690,315 to Cherokee Nation in fiscal year 2025 and $30,121,013 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Cherokee Nation rank among federal contractors?
Cherokee Nation ranked #10 in PSC 5821, #10 in PSC J049 and #12 in PSC 4940 in FY2025.
What is Cherokee Nation's most recent federal award?
Cherokee Nation's most recent federal grant award is CN 988 tribal response - the cherokee nation behavioral health (cnbh) 988 tribal response project will strengthen… (H79FG001523), from SAMHSA Division of Grants Management, on September 30, 2026.
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