Tunica-Biloxi Tribe Of Louisiana Tribal Office

Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana Tribal Office, a federally recognized Indian tribe headquartered in Marksville, Louisiana, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient across a diverse portfolio of domestic social services, infrastructure, housing, behavioral health, and tribal governance programs. The tribe operates as a tribal government entity serving approximately 1,600 enrolled members, with roughly 40 percent residing on or near tribal lands in central Louisiana. The tribe's recent award activity spans 136 prime grants and 2 sub-awards across 39 distinct federal agencies, predominantly in the form of project grants and formula grants rather than federal contracts.

The tribe's customer concentration clusters around domestic-focused federal agencies. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office leads with 21 awards funding Indian Housing Block Grants, Indian Community Development Block Grants, and resident supportive services programs. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families carries 14 awards for child welfare, child care development, and early childhood home visitation services. The Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration awarded 11 grants under the Tribal Transportation Program and Highway Planning and Construction program, totaling over 3.5 million dollars across fiscal years 2024 through 2026. The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance accounts for 8 awards across tribal youth programs, tribal justice assistance, and victim services initiatives. This concentration reflects the tribe's primary role as a self-governing entity managing internal social services, infrastructure, and community development rather than as a federal contractor delivering services to other agencies.

Recent grant work reflects the tribe's operational scope. HUD awarded the tribe $5,000,000 on January 3, 2025, under the Indian Housing Block Grants program (CFDA 14.867) for affordable housing activities through December 28, 2029. The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $324,135 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532) to develop the Tunica-Biloxi Circles of Care, a comprehensive tribal system of care for youth and young adults ages 24 and under suffering from behavioral and mental health disorders, with performance through September 29, 2029. The Federal Highway Administration awarded $1,061,198.30 on November 13, 2025, under the Tribal Transportation Program (CFDA 20.289) for tribal transportation infrastructure funding in Louisiana. The Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $891,984 on October 1, 2024, under the Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596) to expand prosecutorial services in the tribal court and address substance and alcohol abuse among tribal members through September 30, 2029.

Activity has remained steady over the past five years at 12 to 16 awards annually, with 5 awards recorded year-to-date in 2026. Twelve awards (including several HUD Indian Housing Block Grants and Department of Justice tribal youth and justice programs) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure in housing, justice services, and child welfare domains. The tribe holds a tribally owned subsidiary, Tunica-Biloxi Economic Development Authority, LLC, certified as a small disadvantaged business and tribal government entity. Two sub-awards place the tribe as a recipient under grants from The Institute for Indian Development Inc. (Community Services Block Grant) and United South & Eastern Tribes Inc. (chronic disease prevention), demonstrating limited sub-recipient exposure. The tribe's award footprint reflects operations as a sovereign tribal government managing federal grants to deliver community services rather than competing for federal contracts as a vendor or prime contractor.