# Indian Self-Determination Contract Support (15.024)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Indian Self-Determination Contract Support is run by Department of the Interior. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $31.7 million in 101 grants, about $314,032 per award.

## Objectives

To provide funds to Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments and to tribal organizations to fund some or all of the indirect costs incurred in administering Federal programs for which direct appropriations are made to the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $15.0 million | 86 |
| 2022 | $11.2 million | 54 |
| 2023 | $3.7 million | 9 |
| 2024 | $1.5 million | 10 |
| 2025 | $298,203 | 2 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians | Mississippi | $8.2 million |
| Penobscot Indian Nation | Maine | $2.5 million |
| Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana Tribal Office | Louisiana | $2.4 million |
| Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians | Maine | $2.3 million |
| Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation | Connecticut | $1.9 million |
| Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe | New York | $1.5 million |
| Indian Township Tribal Government | Maine | $1.4 million |
| Miccosukee Corporation | Florida | $1.4 million |
| Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc | Florida | $1.2 million |
| Poarch Band of Creek Indians | Alabama | $897,484 |
| Catawba Indian Nation | South Carolina | $818,299 |
| Chickahominy Indian Tribe | Virginia | $792,304 |
| Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | North Carolina | $732,380 |
| Oneida Indian Nation | New York | $645,162 |
| Mi'Kmaq Nation | Maine | $620,113 |
| Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe | Massachusetts | $543,845 |
| Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana | Louisiana | $470,153 |
| Narragansett Indian Tribe | Rhode Island | $423,466 |
| Indian Township Passamaquoddy School Committee | Maine | $415,869 |
| Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana | Louisiana | $398,174 |