Mesa Grande Band Of Mission Indians

Mesa Grande Band Of Mission Indians, a federally recognized tribal government located in Santa Ysabel, California, acts as a prime recipient of federal grants focused on tribal community infrastructure, environmental resource management, and cultural preservation. The tribe does not hold federal contracts or IDVs; all recent awards are grants or cooperative agreements with ultimate completion dates spanning 2025 through 2027.

The tribe's grant footprint concentrates in environmental and infrastructure programs. The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 and EPA headquarters together account for 7 awards centered on water quality monitoring, nonpoint source pollution management, waste infrastructure, and environmental capacity building. The Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office has awarded 6 grants supporting housing-related projects. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Education, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services round out the active agency set. Recent representative work includes a $173,750 Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) cooperative agreement from EPA Region 9 (CFDA 66.920, awarded September 2024, completion October 2026) to procure recycling and waste management equipment, install solar power systems, hire an environmental trainee, and establish dedicated areas for reusable materials and household hazardous waste. The tribe also received a groundwater resource development project grant from the Bureau of Reclamation (awarded March 2023, completion June 2025) to drill and complete three wells on the 900-acre Mesa Grande Reservation as part of Phase 2 of a multi-year aquifer development initiative. In August 2026, the Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a Native American Library Services Basics grant (completion July 2027) to sustain and improve library services, acquire library materials, fund community programming, and provide staff training.

The tribe acts exclusively as a prime recipient across all 36 awards in the source data; no subcontractor or sub-recipient relationships appear. Combined obligated dollars total $7.8 million across thirteen distinct federal customer agencies. Activity is sparse but consistent — one award in 2020, three each in 2022 and 2023, one in 2024, and one in 2026 — with only two awards reaching ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. The tribe's grant portfolio targets tribal capacity building, water resources, environmental stewardship, and community services delivered on the Mesa Grande Reservation and benefiting tribal members and the local community.