Mechoopda Indian Tribe

Mechoopda Indian Tribe, a federally recognized tribal government based in Chico, California, operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient (98% of recent awards) across social services, environmental management, cultural preservation, and community development. The tribe does not hold federal contracts or sit on contract vehicles; its federal engagement is grant-only, spanning 85 awards since 2006 with $23.4 million in combined obligations across 19 distinct federal agencies.

The Office of Child Care at the Department of Health and Human Services anchors the tribe's grant portfolio. Child care and development funding — delivered through mandatory, discretionary, and block grant instruments under CFDA 93.575 and related child care development fund authorities — accounts for 17 awards. Recent examples include a $811,010.41 Child Care and Development Block Grant awarded October 1, 2025, running through September 30, 2028, to support child care subsidies and quality improvement in Butte County, California; a supplemental block grant awarded December 21, 2024, under American Relief Act 2025 funding; and formula grants awarded October 1, 2024, and October 1, 2023. The tribe also holds recurring grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (7 awards) for library services and operations, including a $220,000 Native American Library Services Basics Grant awarded August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027, for acquisition of library materials, community programming, and staff training. Cultural preservation work includes grants from the National Park Service's Tribal Historic Preservation Office program (CFDA 15.904) — three awards since 2022 — and a $128,920 Tribal Energy Development Capacity project grant from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (CFDA 15.148) awarded August 12, 2024, to conduct a feasibility study for solar photovoltaic and combined heat and power systems at a newly constructed entertainment center on restored tribal lands.

Social services and justice grants include a $219,402 VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside (TVSSA) award from the Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.841) granted January 1, 2025, for victim advocacy, shelter, and counseling; a five-year Tribal Justice Strategic Plan project grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded October 1, 2024, to develop law enforcement and court system frameworks; and recurring awards from the Victims of Crime office. Environmental capacity-building is funded through the EPA Region 9's Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP, CFDA 66.926) — a $171,005 project grant awarded October 1, 2025, for outreach, composting program development, and EPA-Tribal Environmental Plan creation — and EPA tribal continuing environmental programs funding ($90,000 awarded October 1, 2025, for water quality monitoring). The tribe also received a $277,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Agricultural Marketing Service (CFDA 10.182) for the Local Food Purchasing Agreement Program, awarded September 15, 2024, to support locally grown food distribution to tribal members and underserved farmers. Pandemic relief funding included a formula grant from the Treasury Department's Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (awarded February 10, 2023, running through December 31, 2026) to support broadband infrastructure and capital projects enabling remote work and education.

Seven awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete or renewal opportunity. The tribe operates without sub-award relationships on its prime awards, with sub-awards representing 2% of the portfolio by count.