Yakama Nation Housing Authority

Yakama Nation Housing Authority, a federally recognized tribally owned housing authority headquartered in Wapato, Washington, serves as the prime recipient of federal grants focused on housing assistance, community development, and energy efficiency services for low-income and Native American populations in the Yakama Nation jurisdiction. The authority operates entirely within the federal grant ecosystem (no prime contracts), with 80% of its recent award footprint as a direct grant recipient and 20% as a sub-recipient flowing through state pass-through agencies.

Yakama Nation Housing Authority's federal portfolio concentrates heavily with the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, which accounts for 29 of 40 total awards across five customer agencies. The authority's primary grant programs include the Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers program (CFDA 14.871), which provides rental assistance to very low-income families, the elderly, and disabled individuals; the Indian Housing Block Grants program (CFDA 14.862), which funds community development and economic opportunity initiatives for American Indian communities; and the Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative, which supports employment and economic self-sufficiency. Recent prime grant awards include a $1.5 million Indian Community Development Block Grant from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office (awarded July 15, 2026, completion October 30, 2028) for community development and housing initiatives, a $328,534 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher award from HUD (September 23, 2025, through September 30, 2026) for rental assistance administration, and a Jobs-Plus Pilot award (June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2027) supporting economic opportunity. Secondary customers include the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, the Department of Energy, the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service, and the Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs. Yakama Nation Housing Authority also operates as a sub-recipient under the Washington State Department of Commerce for weatherization and energy efficiency services, with eight sub-awards dating from 2023 through August 2026 providing program administration and delivery of cost-effective energy efficiency and health and safety improvements to eligible low-income households, including funding draws from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

The authority's combined obligated dollars across all awards total $165.4 million. Activity has grown from one award in 2022 to eight in 2024, with modest recent volume (three awards each in 2025 and 2026 year-to-date). Only two awards face completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating a stable recompete calendar.