Federal grants to Lummi Indian Business Council
Lummi Indian Business Council in Bellingham, Washington received $102 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 177 awards. Its largest program was Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, with $15.9 million. In fiscal 2025 more was taken back from its awards than added, a net -$730,117.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$102 million
- Awards177
- Awarded in FY 2025-$730,117
- Largest award$15.9 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 61 | $33.1 million |
| FY 2022 | 45 | $36.4 million |
| FY 2023 | 49 | $14.7 million |
| FY 2024 | 42 | $18.7 million |
| FY 2025 | 29 | -$730,117 |
Programs that fund Lummi Indian Business Council
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program | 1 | $15.9 million |
| Head Start | 3 | $14.5 million |
| Child Care and Development Block Grant | 11 | $8.0 million |
| Tribal Self-Governance | 2 | $6.3 million |
| Habitat Conservation | 3 | $5.6 million |
| Economic Adjustment Assistance | 1 | $4.6 million |
| Pacific Salmon Treaty Program | 6 | $4.2 million |
| Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations | 10 | $4.1 million |
| Child Support Enforcement | 5 | $4.0 million |
| VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program | 5 | $2.4 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 80 | $36.6 million |
| Department of Commerce | 14 | $30.7 million |
| Department of the Interior | 19 | $9.3 million |
| Department of Justice | 14 | $8.7 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 8 | $5.5 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The broadband infrastructure deployment project proposes to install fiber directly connecting 2,273 unserved native american households, 193 tribal businesses, and 23 anchor institutions with 1 gbps symmetrical speeds. | Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program | September 15, 2022 | $15.9 million |
| Aian head start and early head start | Head Start | August 20, 2021 | $7.2 million |
| Aian head start and aian early head start | Head Start | September 18, 2024 | $7.0 million |
| Dists. For self governance compacts FY 21 CR1 (19.73%) tpa base and self governance compacts for tpa base at 80.27% of the cr annual rate of operations of the tribal priority allocation (TPA) programs. | Tribal Self-Governance | December 3, 2020 | $6.2 million |
| This eda investment supports lummi nation with constructing a new retail marketplace for use by indigenous artisans and craftspeople where they can sell their wares and continue to attract more tourism to the region. The project will help provide infrastructure needed to support tourism-related busi | Economic Adjustment Assistance | September 13, 2022 | $4.6 million |
| Lummi nation will be awarded more than $4.2M to advance three high-priority salmon habitat restoration projects along the south fork nooksack river. Salmon in the nooksack river watershed are critically important to the livelihood, culture, and well-being of the lummi nation, but degraded habitat ha | Habitat Conservation | May 15, 2023 | $4.3 million |
| The lummi nation microgrid project will install five microgrids to support five essential governmental services in the event of an emergency. This project will add solar pv to the lummi youth academy building, and batteries and controls for all five buildings, including the lummi indian business cou | Renewable Energy Research and Development | December 7, 2023 | $2.0 million |
| Lummi nation public health accreditation project | Tribal Public Health Capacity Building and Quality Improvement Umbrella Cooperative Agreement | November 18, 2020 | $1.6 million |
| CSC6-2021 | Child Care and Development Block Grant | April 14, 2021 | $1.5 million |
| This project will support the lummi nation to participate in processes seeking to develop a common understanding of what is required to restore the health of the puget sound ecosystem, a strategy to achieve the desired objective and the identification of the key actions required to implement that st | Geographic Programs - Puget Sound Protection and Restoration: Tribal Implementation Assistance Program | June 27, 2021 | $1.5 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Lummi Indian Business Council get?
$102 million in 177 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Lummi Indian Business Council the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $36.6 million in 80 awards. The Department of Commerce and the Department of the Interior follow.
What is Lummi Indian Business Council's largest federal grant?
$15.9 million under Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, with its first action in the period on September 15, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Lummi Indian Business Council?
Its largest are Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, Head Start and Child Care and Development Block Grant.
Other grant recipients in Bellingham
- Western Washington University
- Northwest Indian College Foundation
- Whatcom Transportation Authority
- Port of Bellingham
- Lummi Nation Housing Authority
- Opportunity Council
- Whatcom Community College
- Northwest Indian College Foundation
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