Barona Group Of The Capitan Grande Band Of Mission Indians Of The Barona Reservation

Barona Group Of The Capitan Grande Band Of Mission Indians Of The Barona Reservation (operating as Barona Group Of The Capitan Grande Band Of Mission Indians O Division) is a federally recognized Indian tribe based in Lakeside, California, that acts as a prime recipient of federal grants focused on tribal infrastructure, broadband access, renewable energy, water systems, and library and cultural services. The vendor holds no federal contracts; all of its federal activity is grant-funded work performed as a prime recipient with no subrecipients involved.

Barona's grant portfolio spans 45 awards with combined obligated value of $63.6 million, concentrated in six primary grantor agencies. The top five agencies by award count account for 69% of recent awards and include the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (11 awards), the Institute of Museum and Library Services (10 awards), the Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office (5 awards), the Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs (3 awards), and the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation (2 awards). Recent capability work includes a $12.3 million Department of Energy grant under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) for the Barona Solar Power Project, installing 2.8 megawatts of carport-mounted solar capacity expected to generate 5,686 megawatt-hours annually and reduce electric bills by over $31.2 million across the project's 25-year lifespan; a $21.9 million Bureau of Reclamation award under the Domestic Water Supply Projects program (CFDA 15.577) for potable water pipeline infrastructure to address seasonal groundwater depletion and nitrate contamination; a $500,000 National Telecommunications and Information Administration Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) grant awarded August 1, 2026, to subsidize broadband service fees for 318 tribal households over 52 months; and multiple Institute of Museum and Library Services grants supporting library services, archival preservation, and cultural programming including an animated short film, "Sinyohow and the Twins," about Kumeyaay creation stories.

Barona also manages renewable energy and grid resilience projects under the Department of Energy, including a $1.9 million scalable community microgrid project combining solar, battery storage, and controls systems, and an Environmental Protection Agency drinking-water infrastructure grant for asbestos-concrete pipe replacement. Seven awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, triggering recompete activity in that window. All work is performed at the Barona Reservation in Lakeside, California, with no federal contract vehicle participation or subcontractor relationships.