Indian Health Service Awards Second Round of Tribal Management Grants to Support Tribal Self-Determination

The Indian Health Service has awarded over $1.4 million in the second round of fiscal year 2025 tribal management grants to 13 tribes and tribal organizations as part of a competitive program to develop and improve tribal capacity to manage health programs under the authority of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.

The Tribal Management Grant Program is designed to prepare tribes and tribal organizations for assuming all or part of existing IHS programs, functions, services, and activities, and to further develop and improve their health management capabilities. The program consists of four project types with funding amounts and project periods: feasibility study; planning; evaluation study; and health management structure.

“The IHS continues to recognize that tribal nations can best understand and address the unique health care needs of their communities,” said IHS Acting Director Benjamin Smith. “We are proud to support tribal self-determination through the Tribal Management Grant Program.”

The following tribes and tribal organizations received funding for the second round of FY 2025:

Grant Recipient	City	State	Amount
SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium	Juneau	AK	$150,000
Winslow Indian Health Care Center	Winslow	AZ	$100,000
Seminole Tribe of Florida	Hollywood	FL	$150,000
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi	Fulton	MI	$100,000
Lower Sioux Community Council	Morton	MN	$150,000
Northern Cheyenne Tribe	Lame Deer	MT	$69,980
Three Affiliated Tribes	New Town	ND	$50,000
Choctaw Nation Of Oklahoma	Durant	OK	$100,000
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma	McLoud	OK	$150,000
Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma	Carnegie	OK	$70,000
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe	Flandreau	SD	$150,000
Rosebud Sioux Tribe	Rosebud	SD	$50,000
Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation	Suquamish	WA	$143,525

The first round of tribal management grant awards for FY 2025 were announced in March. These awards highlight the agency’s commitment to supporting tribal self-determination. The IHS will continue to work with tribes or tribal organizations interested in assuming part or all of existing IHS programs to support the shared goal of providing quality health care to American Indians and Alaska Natives across the Indian health system.

The Indian Health Service, an agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for approximately 2.8 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to 574 federally recognized tribes in 37 states. Follow the agency via social media on Facebook, X, and LinkedIn.