Pueblo Of Zuni

Pueblo Of Zuni Finance Department Division is a federally recognized tribal government entity in Zuni, New Mexico, that operates as a prime recipient of federal grants across a broad portfolio of domestic social services, infrastructure, and community development programs. The Pueblo of Zuni acts exclusively as a grant recipient (755 of 758 recent awards are prime grants; only 3 are sub-awards), delivering services entirely within tribal lands and community structures with no participation in federal contract vehicles. The entity is tribally owned and self-certified as a small disadvantaged business under Indian Tribe (Federally Recognized) and American Indian Owned designations.

The Pueblo of Zuni's federal grant footprint spans 58 customer agencies and centers on domestic social service administration and tribal infrastructure. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families anchors the award count with 94 awards spanning child welfare social services (CWSS), family violence prevention and services (FVPS), promoting safe and stable families (FPSS), and tribal child support enforcement programs. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service carries 64 awards for WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) program administration, including food expenses, breastfeeding peer counselor services, administrative costs, and WIC modernization grants totaling $743 thousand to $752 thousand annually. Federal Highway Administration awards support the Tribal Transportation Program (CFDA 20.205) with multiple formula grants ranging from $204 thousand to $2.782 million; recent awards include $2.782 million (November 7, 2025), $984 thousand (July 21, 2026), and $677 thousand (August 4, 2025). The Administration on Aging funds aging services under Older Americans Act Title VI grants for nutrition, supportive services, and caregiver support. The Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance, through the Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596), awarded $885 thousand (October 1, 2024) for tribal court civil legal assistance and probation operations; the Office for Victims of Crime provides formula and project grants for tribal victim services. The Federal Aviation Administration awards funding for Zuni Airport infrastructure improvements, including $822 thousand for obstruction removal (CFDA 20.106, September 5, 2025) and $345 thousand for runway and taxiway pavement preservation (June 25, 2026). Supplemental grants support community services block grants, home energy assistance (LIHEAP), transit operations, health programs including the Zuni Healthy Lifestyles Special Diabetes Program for Indians (CFDA 93.717), AmeriCorps Seniors programs ($131 thousand, CFDA 94.016, July 1, 2026), and environmental capacity-building.

Activity has declined year over year — 25 awards in 2022 to 9 in 2026 (year-to-date as of September 1). Thirteen awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete and renewal opportunity. Combined potential value across all awards totals $143.1 million; however, combined obligated dollars reach $240.9 million, indicating that actual federal funding deployed has exceeded the stated potential values by 68 percent — a signal of either baseline underestimation in contract vehicles or robust fund utilization against formula-grant ceilings.

The source describes the Pueblo of Zuni's capacity to administer complex federal programs across multiple agencies and program areas. The Finance Department Division serves as the administrative entity executing awards. A named subsidiary, Zuni Pueblo Of (tribally owned), carries the same ownership and SBA designations. The Pueblo of Zuni maintains a single three-award subgrant relationship with the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center on a fall prevention research project (CFDA supporting elder health research), and receives sub-grants from the Federal Transit Administration for operating assistance from what appear to be state or regional grantees. All work is performed in Zuni, New Mexico, and addresses tribal community needs across health, safety, nutrition, employment rights, justice, transportation, and environmental management.