Pauma Band Of Mission Indians

Pauma Band Of Mission Indians, a federally recognized tribe headquartered in Pauma Valley, California, receives federal grants as a prime recipient to sustain community services, environmental programs, and public safety capacity within the reservation and for tribal members. The tribe holds no federal contracts and does not serve as a federal contractor or subcontractor; all 76 federal awards in the portfolio are grants administered across 22 distinct agencies with no sub-award component.

The tribe's grant footprint centers on three capability areas anchored by distinct grantor agencies. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded eight grants totaling library and archival services, including a $148,448 Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) grant (CFDA 45.311) awarded September 1, 2024, to enhance the Pauma Living Library workforce through training and professional development, and a Native American Library Services Basics grant (CFDA 45.312) awarded August 1, 2026, to improve library operations, materials acquisition, and community programming through July 31, 2027. The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women has funded seven grants supporting victim services and criminal justice response capacity, including a $700,000 Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders award (CFDA 16.590) on April 1, 2026, running through March 31, 2029, to develop a Sexual Assault Response Team with trauma-informed protocols, train law enforcement and prosecutors, and provide legal assistance and community outreach in Pauma Valley. The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded 13 grants, led by a $129,998 Performance Partnership Grants award (CFDA 66.605) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, consolidating Clean Water Act Section 106 and Section 319 funding for water quality monitoring, staff training, and tribal capacity building on the Pauma and Yuima Reservation.

The tribe also receives formula grants from the Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841), which has issued recurring awards to implement culturally appropriate victim services for crime survivors. The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs has funded six grants supporting tribal governance and education. Recent awards include a Department of Energy Bipartisan Infrastructure Law formula grant (August 16, 2024, through April 30, 2032) for electric grid resilience, a FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities project grant (January 26, 2024), and a Department of the Treasury Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund formula grant (December 1, 2022, through December 31, 2026) for broadband infrastructure and remote connectivity. Three awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing modest recompete exposure. Activity declined from six awards in 2022 to two in 2026, with combined dollars obligated across the seventy-six-award portfolio at $17 million and no federal contracting presence.