Enterprise Rancheria

Enterprise Rancheria, a federally recognized Native American tribe headquartered in Oroville, California, operates as a federal grant recipient delivering tribal community services, cultural preservation, child care, energy infrastructure, environmental stewardship, and library services across seventeen federal agencies. The tribe competes exclusively for federal grant funding and direct tribal government awards; it holds no federal contract vehicle seats and does not operate as a federal contractor or subcontractor.

Enterprise Rancheria's federal footprint is dominated by recurring formula and block grants from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, which accounts for fifty-six awards across three program lines: the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Discretionary program, the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Mandatory and Matching program, and supplemental CCDBG American Relief Act funding. These grants, awarded annually in October cycles through September 2028, form the backbone of the tribe's federal relationship and fund child care subsidies and quality improvement services for low-income families across the region. The tribe also receives recurring Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) formula and block grants from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Community Services, including LIHEAP Infrastructure Supplement (LIEI) funding, for energy assistance to tribal and local community members. Historic Preservation Fund grants administered by the Department of the Interior National Park Service support activities under the National Historic Preservation Act, including survey, planning, and documentation work on tribal lands. The tribe holds Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) standing and has received annual formula grants for NHPA program work through 2026.

Beyond recurring community-service grants, Enterprise Rancheria acts as a recipient on specialized capacity-building and infrastructure projects. The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded the tribe $281,387.50 under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148) in May 2025 to establish a Tribal Utility Authority and develop a renewable energy plan aimed at energy sovereignty and grid resilience. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $145,147 in October 2026 under the Indian Education program (CFDA 84.299) for the Building Generations project, funding youth empowerment initiatives centered on cultural identity and environmental stewardship performed in Oroville through September 2027, with the award renewable for two additional years pending demonstrated progress. The Institute of Museum and Library Services has funded multiple library service and archival digitization projects, including a $147,000+ initiative awarded in August 2024 to digitize collections, expand cultural documentation, and support digital tutoring and intergenerational storytelling. EPA Region 9 has awarded the tribe environmental capacity-building grants totaling over $150,000 across two project grants for water quality monitoring, climate adaptation planning, and clean water and hazardous waste program development. The tribe received a $30.5 million allocation under the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (CCPF) in December 2022 for broadband infrastructure deployment to address remote work and education connectivity gaps on tribal lands, with completion scheduled for December 2026.

The sole federal contract award in the source data is a $245,972.50 purchase order from the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers (ENDIST Albuquerque) awarded February 2, 2026, for work at the Sutter County Museum in Yuba City, California, with firm-fixed-price terms and completion scheduled for April 1, 2028. The award carries no set-aside designation and is classified under PSC Maintenance of Recreation Facilities (Non-Building).

Enterprise Rancheria's award activity has declined in recent years — eight awards in 2022 and 2023, seven in 2024, six in 2025, and three reported in 2026 — reflecting the seasonal (primarily October) grant award cycle and the front-loaded nature of multi-year formula grants. The combined potential value across all 107 prime awards is $246,000 (all from the single DoD purchase order); the tribe has obligated $12.9 million across these awards, reflecting the multi-year obligation and drawdown structure of formula and block grants. Twelve awards face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, all with a combined potential value of $246,000 from the DoD contract. The tribe does not hold subcontract positions and operates entirely as a prime recipient or prime awardee, with all community-service and capacity-building work performed directly by tribal administration and tribal community programs rather than through prime-sub teaming relationships.

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