Picayune Rancheria Of The Chukchansi Indians

Picayune Rancheria Of The Chukchansi Indians, doing business as Prci, is a federally recognized Indian tribe headquartered in Oakhurst, California, that operates as a prime recipient of federal grants across health, social services, environmental, cultural, and community development programs, with no federal contract prime or subcontract activity. The tribe acts as prime recipient on 95% of its federal awards (105 of 110 total), with five sub-awards routed through Boys & Girls Clubs of America for the "On the TRAIL to Diabetes Prevention" program.

Prci's federal funding footprint concentrates on grant programs that serve tribal members and the local community. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (18 awards) anchors the portfolio, followed closely by the Environmental Protection Agency (17 awards) and the HHS Administration for Children and Families (17 awards); these three agencies account for roughly 65% of recent awards. Within this concentration, child care and development programs dominate the HHS Administration for Children and Families relationship — the tribe holds active awards including a $336,322 Child Care and Development Block Grant Discretionary (CFDA 93.575) running through September 2028, a mandatory and matching Child Care and Development Fund formula grant, and a Coronavirus Relief Act supplemental child care award. Older Americans Act Title VI, Part A grants for Native Americans; Older Americans Act Title VI, Part C grants for Native American caregivers; and OAA Nutrition Services Incentive Program awards support senior services through the Administration on Aging, with awards running through March 2029. Environmental programs include EPA Region 9 water quality monitoring and tribal environmental program capacity-building grants covering solid waste management, emergency planning, and drought response, with awards completing through September 2026. The tribe also holds recurring Historic Preservation Fund grants-in-aid (CFDA 15.904) from the National Park Service for tribal historic preservation office activities authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act, a Native American Library Services grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for library acquisition, programming, and staff training, and MIPPA Title VI Native American library grants from the Center for Integrated Programs.

Recent activity shows fluctuation — four awards in 2022, a spike to fourteen in 2023, then decline to four in 2024, two in 2025, and five in 2026 through September. Nine awards currently reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and face renewal or recompete. Combined dollars obligated across all 110 awards total $31 million. The tribe operates with no federal contract vehicle seats or prime contracting activity, making Prci unavailable as a teaming partner for task-order competition on GWACs, BPAs, or agency IDIQs.