Federal grants to Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska
Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska in Niobrara, Nebraska received $34.9 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 130 awards. Its largest program was Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance, with $10.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $4.8 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$34.9 million
- Awards130
- Awarded in FY 2025$4.8 million
- Largest award$3.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 49 | $9.2 million |
| FY 2022 | 33 | $6.0 million |
| FY 2023 | 41 | $7.8 million |
| FY 2024 | 30 | $7.0 million |
| FY 2025 | 31 | $4.8 million |
Programs that fund Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | 10 | $10.6 million |
| Head Start | 3 | $3.6 million |
| Performance Partnership Grants | 2 | $2.3 million |
| Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) | 1 | $1.7 million |
| Child Care and Development Block Grant | 9 | $1.6 million |
| Epidemiology Program | 2 | $1.6 million |
| Indian Health Service Behavioral Health Programs | 2 | $1.6 million |
| Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations | 9 | $1.5 million |
| WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | 21 | $1.5 million |
| Emergency Grants to Address Mental and Substance Use Disorders During COVID-19 | 1 | $1.0 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 72 | $25.1 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 33 | $5.0 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 9 | $2.6 million |
| Department of the Interior | 6 | $740,526 |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $500,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska tribal healthy transitions | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | April 30, 2021 | $3.0 million |
| Nebraska native gls tribal youth suicide & early intervention - summary: the Nebraska native gls tribal youth program will be an intertribal effort serving american indian children and adolescents, and their families, from rural/frontier and reservations throughout Nebraska. The purpose of the proje | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | July 28, 2023 | $2.2 million |
| Aian birth to five head start/early head start | Head Start | July 27, 2021 | $2.1 million |
| Nebraska native child & adolescent traumatic stress initiative - summary: the Nebraska native child and adolescent traumatic stress initiative will be an intertribal effort serving american indian children and adolescents, and their families, from rural/frontier and reservations throughout Nebraska. | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | July 1, 2021 | $2.0 million |
| Nebraska native trauma and research consortium | Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) | July 22, 2021 | $1.9 million |
| Aian head start and aian early head start | Head Start | August 26, 2024 | $1.5 million |
| Description: the santee sioux nation of Nebraska will plan, develop, and implement a tribal environmental program that: (1) protects human and environmental resources health on and near tribal lands; (2) monitors the environmental status of tribal lands and resources; (3) coordinates environmental ef | Performance Partnership Grants | November 14, 2023 | $1.3 million |
| Nebraska circles of care - the Nebraska circles of care initiative is an inter-tribal effort to provide comprehensive mental health and wellness services to native american children and adolescents, and their families, in reservation, rural/frontier, and urban communities throughout Nebraska. The in | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | August 30, 2023 | $1.1 million |
| Nebraska native emergency COVID-19 | Emergency Grants to Address Mental and Substance Use Disorders During COVID-19 | January 15, 2021 | $1.0 million |
| Special diabetes program for indians; a program aimed at educating, treating and preventing diabetes and risk factors for diabetes among the native american population. - the santee sioux nation of Nebraska indian reservation is within knox county located in the north-central part of Nebraska. Using | Special Diabetes Program for Indians Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Projects | December 23, 2022 | $1.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska get?
$34.9 million in 130 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $25.1 million in 72 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency follow.
What is Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska's largest federal grant?
$3.0 million under Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance, with its first action in the period on April 30, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska?
Its largest are Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance, Head Start and Performance Partnership Grants.
Other grant recipients in Niobrara
- Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
- Santee Community School
- Niobrara Public School District
- Santee Sioux Tribal Housing Authority
- Niobrara Valley Homes
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