Recipient of federal assistance · ONAMIA, MN

MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE

MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE received $34.1M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 86 actions, −30% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $333.8M. Its largest awarding agency was Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education ($18.7M).

Assistance · FY2026
$34.1M
New awards
12
Actions
86
Since FY2021
$333.8M
UEI
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Location
ONAMIA, MN
Tribal governments and organizations
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Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 142.3MFY2021
  2. 34.7MFY2022
  3. 39.6MFY2023
  4. 33.6MFY2024
  5. 48.5MFY2025
  6. 34.1MFY2026
  7. 960.6KFY2027

By type

  1. Direct payments$26.6M78%
  2. Grants$7.5M22%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 15.022 · Tribal Self-Governance$14.3M42%
  2. 93.210 · Tribal Self-Governance Program: Ihs Compacts/Funding Agreements$8.4M25%
  3. 15.042 · Indian School Equalization$2.8M8.1%
  4. 93.600 · Head Start$2.7M7.9%
  5. 14.867 · Indian Housing Block Grants$2.6M7.6%
  6. 84.287 · Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers$549.9K1.6%
  7. 93.563 · Child Support Services$430.7K1.3%
  8. 84.424 · Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program$397.5K1.2%

Awarding agencies

  1. Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education$18.7M55%
    Department of the Interior
  2. Indian Health Service$9.1M27%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  3. Administration for Children and Families$3.1M9.1%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  4. Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$2.6M7.6%
    Department of Housing and Urban Development
  5. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration$191.4K0.6%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  6. Food and Nutrition Service$153.3K0.4%
    Department of Agriculture
  7. Administration for Community Living$138.2K0.4%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  8. National Park Service$108.7K0.3%
    Department of the Interior

Largest awards

  1. SELF-GOVERNANCE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT$120.7M
    93.210 · Tribal Self-Governance Program: Ihs Compacts/Funding Agreements· Indian Health Service· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 29, 2020 – Sep 9, 2026· 67G930006
  2. INDIAN HSG BLOCK GR$32.5M
    14.867 · Indian Housing Block Grants· Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing· Formula grant· Mar 22, 2021 – Jun 10, 2026· 55IT2730940
  3. AIAN HEAD START AND AIAN EARLY HEAD START$15.4M
    93.600 · Head Start· Administration for Children and Families· Project grant· Dec 8, 2020 – Jun 30, 2026· 90CI010003
  4. SELF-GOVERNANCE COMPACTS FY 2026 CR1 (@33.42%) TPA BASE DISTRIBUTION.$11.6M
    15.022 · Tribal Self-Governance· Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education· Direct payment for specified use· Nov 21, 2025 – Sep 16, 2026· A26AV00063
  5. THE BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT PROJECT PROPOSES TO INSTALL FIBER TO DIRECTLY CONNECT 356 UNSERVED NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS, 7…$11.4M
    11.029 · Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program· National Telecommunications and Information Administration· Project grant· Mar 14, 2023 – Jun 1, 2026· NT23TBC0290033
  6. SELF-GOVERNANCE COMPACTS FY 2025 CR1 (@22.19%) TPA BASE DISTRIBUTION.$10.3M
    15.022 · Tribal Self-Governance· Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education· Direct payment for specified use· Nov 7, 2024 – Aug 28, 2026· A25AV00057

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $20.5M (33 subawards)

27 sub-recipients

  1. HY-TEC CONSTRUCTION OF BRAINERD, INC$14.1M69%
    BRAINERD, MN · 3 subawards
  2. ANDERSON BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF BRAINERD, LLC$2.1M10%
    BRAINERD, MN · 1 subaward
  3. ELD EXPERTS, LLC$619.7K3.0%
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 1 subaward
  4. NEW LOOK CONTRACTING INC$598.7K2.9%
    ROGERS, MN · 1 subaward
  5. SUPERIOR CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC$494.3K2.4%
    SUPERIOR, WI · 1 subaward
  6. MIDWEST PLAYSCAPES INC$487K2.4%
    SAVAGE, MN · 1 subaward
  7. AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION$254.2K1.2%
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN · 2 subawards
  8. METEOR EDUCATION, LLC$231.1K1.1%
    GAINESVILLE, FL · 1 subaward
  9. HENRY SCHEIN, INC.$202.8K1.0%
    MELVILLE, NY · 2 subawards
  10. APEX ENGINEERING GROUP, INC$165.5K0.8%
    FARGO, ND · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $365.2K (2 subawards)

2 primes

  1. PUBLIC SAFETY, MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF$245K67%
    SAINT PAUL, MN · 1 subaward
  2. MN DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES$120.2K33%
    SAINT PAUL, MN · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $5.6M paid out · $774.1K received
  • FY2022: $4.3M paid out · $1.9M received
  • FY2023: $7.1M paid out · $2.2M received
  • FY2024: $15.1M paid out · $2.5M received
  • FY2025: $2.7M paid out · $855.4K received
  • FY2026: $20.5M paid out · $365.2K received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2027.