The Nanticoke Indian Association Inc.

The Nanticoke Indian Association Inc., a Native American-owned tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Millsboro, Delaware, receives federal grants as a prime recipient for cultural preservation, community infrastructure, and economic development projects. The organization operates exclusively as a grant recipient; it does not hold federal contracts or serve as a subcontractor on prime contract work.

The Nanticoke Indian Association's recent federal footprint consists of three project grants awarded across three distinct agencies. The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a Community Project Grant (ultimate completion July 16, 2027) through Congressionally Delegated authority. The National Park Service awarded a $1 million Save America's Treasures Project Grant (performance period August 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027) for window, siding, flooring, porch, and roof repairs to the Nanticoke Indian Center in Millsboro, Delaware; the award requires a dollar-for-dollar nonfederal match and is administered in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded a Project Grant for Economic Development Initiative and Community Project Funding (ultimate completion August 31, 2030). Combined obligated dollars across all three grants total $2.4 million, with activity steady at one award per year over the 2023–2025 period. One award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The organization does not appear in federal contract or IDIQ vehicle databases and operates solely within federal grant channels focused on historic preservation and community development.