Federal grants to Lower Elwha Tribal Community Council
Lower Elwha Tribal Community Council in Port Angeles, Washington received $42.2 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 93 awards. Its largest program was Head Start, with $8.5 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $9.6 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$42.2 million
- Awards93
- Awarded in FY 2025$9.6 million
- Largest award$7.7 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 37 | $10.7 million |
| FY 2022 | 21 | $5.7 million |
| FY 2023 | 28 | $7.4 million |
| FY 2024 | 24 | $8.8 million |
| FY 2025 | 18 | $9.6 million |
Programs that fund Lower Elwha Tribal Community Council
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Head Start | 3 | $8.5 million |
| Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program | 2 | $6.6 million |
| Child Care and Development Block Grant | 8 | $3.6 million |
| Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | 5 | $2.7 million |
| Tribal Self-Governance | 2 | $2.4 million |
| American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Congressional Directives | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Geographic Programs - Puget Sound Protection and Restoration: Tribal Implementation Assistance Program | 2 | $1.7 million |
| Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments | 2 | $1.6 million |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | 1 | $1.5 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 58 | $21.3 million |
| Department of Commerce | 5 | $8.3 million |
| Department of Justice | 8 | $4.2 million |
| Department of the Interior | 6 | $2.9 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 3 | $2.8 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aian head start and early head start | Head Start | February 2, 2021 | $7.7 million |
| The community to be served by this grant application is the lower elwha klallam tribe (LEKT), a federally recognized indian tribe located in port angeles, Washington. The lekt has existed since time immemorial. The tribe signed the point no point treaty with the united states in 1855, and thereafter | Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program | December 27, 2024 | $6.1 million |
| Dists. For self governance compacts FY 21 CR1 (19.73%) tpa base; initial welfare assistance to meet appx. 19.1% of tribe's FY2021 estimated need based on methology; law ENFORCEMENT-638 tribal CR1 for program base funding @ FY2020 level and self governance compacts for tpa base at 80.27% of the cr an | Tribal Self-Governance | December 3, 2020 | $2.3 million |
| Aian head start and aian early head start | Head Start | February 7, 2025 | $2.0 million |
| Lower elwha klallam tribe vocational rehabilitation program | American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services | September 24, 2021 | $1.9 million |
| Community project funding/congressionally directed spending - construction | Congressional Directives | September 15, 2023 | $1.9 million |
| The purpose of this agreement is to purchase and distribute local food targeting purchases from socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. The lower elwha klallam tribe food partnership program will provide the community with opportunities to have locally-sourced, fresh produce, fruit, berries, me | Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments | November 7, 2023 | $1.6 million |
| Healthy transition for the lower elwha klallam tribe | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | March 10, 2021 | $1.5 million |
| Purpose: the lower elwha klallam tribe will address one of the last remaining fish passage barriers in the ennis creek watershed by replacing undersized culverts on a city road in port angeles, Washington, with a bridge. This work will benefit threatened puget sound steelhead, bull trout, and chinoo | Habitat Conservation | September 6, 2024 | $1.4 million |
| This agreement provides funding for the operation of the lower elwha continuing environmental programs while giving it greater flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve administrative savings and strengthen the partnership between the tri | Performance Partnership Grants | September 13, 2021 | $1.2 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Lower Elwha Tribal Community Council get?
$42.2 million in 93 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Lower Elwha Tribal Community Council the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $21.3 million in 58 awards. The Department of Commerce and the Department of Justice follow.
What is Lower Elwha Tribal Community Council's largest federal grant?
$7.7 million under Head Start, with its first action in the period on February 2, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Lower Elwha Tribal Community Council?
Its largest are Head Start, Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program and Child Care and Development Block Grant.
Other grant recipients in Port Angeles
- Port Angeles Port of
- Peninsula College
- Feiro Marine Life Center
- North Olympic Healthcare Network
- North Olympic Peninsula Resource Conservation and Development Council
- Clallam County
- Clallam County Economic Development Council
- Lower Elwha Housing Authority
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