Mechoopda Indian Tribe

Mechoopda Indian Tribe, a federally recognized tribal government based in Chico, California, is a federal grant recipient operating as a prime grantee across social services, environmental management, cultural preservation, and community development programs, with no contracting footprint. The tribe operates exclusively under federal grant programs administered to tribal entities and does not compete for contracts or sit on contract vehicles.

The tribe's award footprint spans 85 grants since 2006, with $22.9 million in combined obligations across nineteen distinct federal grantor agencies. Activity has remained relatively flat in recent years—five awards in 2022, seven in 2023, seven in 2024, and six in 2025—with one award issued in 2026. Prime grants account for 98% of the portfolio, with two sub-awards; the tribe acts as prime recipient in nearly all cases.

Mechoopda's customer concentration is dominated by child care and family support programming. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) anchors the portfolio with 29 awards (17 + 12 in the top-customers breakdown, representing grant work in the Child Care and Development Fund and Child Care and Development Block Grant programs under CFDA 93.575 and related authorities). The Office of Child Care has issued recurring formula grants and block grants covering periods from October 2021 through September 2028, including a $319,180 block grant award (CCDBG, CFDA 93.575) running through 2028, and multiple formula grants supporting tribal child care subsidy administration and workforce development. The National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, the Department of the Interior's National Park Service National Office, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services each account for seven to ten awards.

The tribe's grant program portfolio encompasses library services and archives, environmental capacity-building, child care administration, crime victim services, historic preservation, renewable energy feasibility, tribal justice system development, and local food purchasing. Representative awards include a $171,005 EPA Region 9 cooperative agreement (Indian Environmental General Assistance Program, CFDA 66.926) running through September 2026 to fund capacity for solid and hazardous waste administration, composting program development, and tribal environmental planning; a $219,402 Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime grant (VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside, CFDA 16.841) awarded January 2025 for victim advocacy and support services through December 2026; a $128,920 Bureau of Indian Affairs feasibility study grant (Tribal Energy Development Capacity, CFDA 15.148) completed August 2026 assessing solar photovoltaic and combined heat and power viability for the tribe's entertainment center; and recurring Native American Library Services grants from IMLS (CFDA 54.026) supporting library operations, collections management, and staff training since 2021. The tribe has also received a $277,000 USDA cooperative agreement (Local Food Purchase Agreements, CFDA 10.182) through August 2026 to purchase and distribute locally grown food to tribal members, and a $511,528 EPA Region 9 performance partnership grant (CFDA 66.605) completed September 2023 for water quality monitoring, nonpoint pollution remediation, and environmental outreach.

Seven awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and will face recompete opportunity. The tribe's grant work exclusively benefits tribal members and community residents in Butte County, California, with no federal contract revenue or commercial delivery scope.