Colusa Indian Community Council

Colusa Indian Community Council, a federally recognized Indian tribe registered in SAM.gov since May 2005, operates through its Colusa Indian Dental Clinic division and serves as a tribal government entity providing comprehensive services to the Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians. The organization has established itself as a significant recipient of federal grant funding across multiple program areas, demonstrating its commitment to advancing tribal infrastructure, public health, education, economic development, and cultural preservation. Through its federal grant portfolio, Colusa Indian Community Council has developed capacity to deliver a diverse array of services that directly support community well-being and sustainable development for tribal members and the broader Colusa community.

Colusa Indian Community Council's federal grant activities span child care and early childhood education, infrastructure development, public health, energy efficiency, telecommunications, cultural preservation, and public safety. The organization has received recurring funding from the Office of Child Care for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and Child Care and Development Block Grant Discretionary (CCDD) programs since 2021, demonstrating sustained commitment to childcare services. The Office of Head Start has supported the organization's EHS Childcare Partnership and early childhood education initiatives with substantial funding ($1,028,750 for a five-year Head Start award beginning March 2021). In infrastructure and utilities, the organization has partnered with the Bureau of Reclamation for water system improvements including well construction, reverse osmosis filter replacement, and fire protection water storage tank design, as well as with the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs for renewable energy projects including the Packer Ranch Solar Project and the Reese Housing Power Project electrical infrastructure expansion. The organization has also received support from the Department of Energy for energy efficiency and conservation initiatives under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration for broadband fiber-to-the-home deployment, and the Department of Treasury for Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund broadband infrastructure. In public health and safety, the Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support has funded the Tribal Overdose Prevention Program as a cooperative agreement, while the Federal Highway Administration provided grant funding for the CICC Safety Action Plan under the Safe Streets and Roads for All program. Cultural preservation efforts have been supported through the National Office's Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid for establishing a Tribal Heritage Preservation Office and the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services program for multimedia cultural documentation and language revitalization. Additionally, the Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a significant $749,083 project grant for constructing a tribal headquarters to house the tribal patrol department and lay groundwork for establishing a comprehensive tribal justice system, while the Administration for Native Americans supported a land surveying project and the Public and Indian Housing Office provided Indian Housing Block Grants for residential development.