The directory is organized by what you need. Listing an organization is not an endorsement. No organization listed here speaks for any individual Nation. Links were checked Nov 10, 2026.
Directories: finding the right Tribe or office
- BIA Tribal Leaders Directory: federally recognized Tribes and their leaders.
- Washington Governor's Office of Indian Affairs (GOIA): federally recognized Tribes in Washington, the Centennial Accord, and state agency–Tribal liaisons.
Federal agencies and programs
- Bureau of Indian Affairs: Access to Capital Clearinghouse
- BIA Office of Self-Governance
- BIA Indian Loan Guarantee and Insurance Program
- Indian Health Service: Federal Tort Claims Act
- IHS: Contract support costs, San Carlos Apache implementation
- HUD Office of Native American Programs: IHBG Formula
- EPA: Tribal grants and loans within federal programs
- Treasury CDFI Fund: Native initiatives
- SBA 8(a) Business Development · SBA Office of Native American Affairs
- IRS: Indian Tribal Governments and tax-exempt bonds
- Grants.gov · Simpler.Grants.gov
National and regional Tribal and intertribal organizations
- National Congress of American Indians (NCAI): national Tribal government policy and advocacy.
- NAFOA and the NAFOA Institute: Tribal finance and economies, plus education.
- Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI): regional resolutions and conventions. ATNI Economic Development Corporation resources.
- United South and Eastern Tribes (USET): regional intertribal organization.
- Native Nations Human Resources Association (NNAHRA): HR for Tribal employers.
- Indian Gaming Association and the Washington Indian Gaming Association.
- Native American Rights Fund (NARF), its National Indian Law Library, and the Tribal Law Gateway (Tribal codes and constitutions).
Funding discovery and Native-led capital
- Tribal Funding Registry: a free, Native-led registry run as a program of the Hozhonigo Institute.
- NCAI Food Sovereignty Funding Resources
- Native Americans in Philanthropy
- First Nations Development Institute
- Native American Agriculture Fund
- Oweesta Corporation: Native CDFI intermediary.
- Native Learning Center
Washington State
- GOIA
- WA Department of Commerce: Office of Tribal Relations
- WA L&I: workers' compensation requirements
Data sovereignty
- CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance (GIDA)
- U.S. Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network
- Native Nations Institute: Indigenous data sovereignty and governance
- Center for Tribal Digital Sovereignty (NCAI and ASU AIPI)
Research and oversight reports
- GAO-25-107674: Barriers to Tribal access to federal assistance (Dec 2024)
- GAO-25-106944: Tribal Opioid Response grants and reporting burden
- GAO-24-106511: Tribal access to Justice40-covered programs
- GAO-26-108673: Indian Affairs workforce reductions, 2025
- U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: Broken Promises (2018)
- Indian Affairs: 2025 EO post-consultation summary (PDF)
- Minneapolis Fed CICD: Tribes embrace Section 105(l) leasing (Mar 2026)
- Implementing CARE through Tribal research codes (Frontiers in Genetics, 2022)
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