Federal grants to Samish Indian Nation
Samish Indian Nation in Anacortes, Washington received $33.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 68 awards. Its largest program was Indian Housing Block Grants, with $9.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $5.1 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$33.4 million
- Awards68
- Awarded in FY 2025$5.1 million
- Largest award$8.3 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 31 | $8.7 million |
| FY 2022 | 18 | $5.5 million |
| FY 2023 | 22 | $7.7 million |
| FY 2024 | 17 | $6.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 11 | $5.1 million |
Programs that fund Samish Indian Nation
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Housing Block Grants | 2 | $9.0 million |
| Head Start | 3 | $8.5 million |
| Child Care and Development Block Grant | 7 | $4.0 million |
| Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | 1 | $2.0 million |
| American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services | 1 | $1.8 million |
| Geographic Programs - Puget Sound Protection and Restoration: Tribal Implementation Assistance Program | 2 | $1.7 million |
| Performance Partnership Grants | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund | 4 | $1.1 million |
| Special Programs for the Aging, Title VI, Part A, Grants to Indian Tribes, Part B, Grants to Native Hawaiians | 5 | $1.1 million |
| Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program | 1 | $584,800 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 40 | $15.7 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 3 | $10.9 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 5 | $3.1 million |
| Department of Education | 1 | $1.8 million |
| Department of the Interior | 11 | $1.1 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian hsg block gr | Indian Housing Block Grants | April 5, 2021 | $8.3 million |
| Aian head start | Head Start | April 1, 2021 | $6.6 million |
| Economic development initiative, community project funding, and miscellaneous grants | Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | August 4, 2023 | $2.0 million |
| Early head start child care partnership expansion | Head Start | March 19, 2021 | $1.9 million |
| Samish xwelweleqsen" vocational rehabilitation project " | American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services | September 24, 2021 | $1.8 million |
| 2021 ccdf tribal construction | Child Care and Development Block Grant | September 29, 2021 | $1.5 million |
| Description: this agreement provides funding for the operation of the samish indian nation continuing environmental programs while giving it greater flexibility to improve environmental performance, achieve administrative savings and strengthen the partnership between the tribe and EPA. This agreemen | Performance Partnership Grants | September 27, 2022 | $1.1 million |
| Samish indian nation department of natural resources (DNR) will continue their work in restoring the salish sea ecosystem. The workplan includes: stormwater pollution identification and correction program in anacortes; eelgrass monitoring and research; beach seining to determine fish population use | Geographic Programs - Puget Sound Protection and Restoration: Tribal Implementation Assistance Program | July 18, 2021 | $1.1 million |
| CCDD-2024 | Child Care and Development Block Grant | October 13, 2023 | $695,388 |
| CCDF-2021 | Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund | October 1, 2020 | $646,708 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Samish Indian Nation get?
$33.4 million in 68 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Samish Indian Nation the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $15.7 million in 40 awards. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Environmental Protection Agency follow.
What is Samish Indian Nation's largest federal grant?
$8.3 million under Indian Housing Block Grants, with its first action in the period on April 5, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Samish Indian Nation?
Its largest are Indian Housing Block Grants, Head Start and Child Care and Development Block Grant.
Other grant recipients in Anacortes
- Port of Anacortes
- Northwest Educational Service District
- Skagit County Public Hospital District 2
- City of Anacortes
- Housing Authority of the City of Anacortes
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