The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $160,688.31 to the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians on October 1, 2025, under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Discretionary program (CFDA 93.575).
The award supports child care services and development initiatives for low-income families within the tribe's service area. The Hopland Band of Pomo Indians, a federally recognized Indian tribe headquartered in Hopland, California, serves as the recipient and lead agency responsible for administering block grant funds in compliance with the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) requirements. Performance and administrative activities occur in California.
The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. As a block grant to a tribal lead agency, the award follows the standard CCDF framework: the recipient must submit a three-year CCDF plan, hold public hearings, establish a sliding fee scale for family cost-sharing, and use funds to provide child care subsidies and improve child care quality. The tribe coordinates service delivery with other federal, state, and local child care and early childhood development programs.