Scotts Valley Band Pomo Indians

Scotts Valley Band Pomo Indians is a federally recognized tribal government located in Lakeport, California, registered with SAM.gov since March 2007. The organization serves as a prime awardee for federal grant funding and provides comprehensive social services, community development programs, and capacity-building initiatives designed to support the economic independence, health, safety, and overall well-being of its tribal members. As a tribal government entity, Scotts Valley Band Pomo Indians leverages federal grant awards to deliver culturally informed and community-identified services across multiple sectors including child care, family assistance, housing, justice and victim services, environmental management, renewable energy development, broadband access, substance abuse treatment, and language preservation.

The Scotts Valley Band Pomo Indians has received substantial federal grant funding across diverse program areas and federal agencies. In family support and child care services, the tribe has received recurring block grants and formula grants from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Care and Office of Family Assistance, including the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), Child Care and Development Block Grant Discretionary (CCDD), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and American Relief Act supplemental funding. The tribe has secured significant housing resources through multiple Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) awards from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office totaling millions of dollars to support affordable housing development, rehabilitation, and infrastructure improvements for low-income tribal members. In justice and victim services, the Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime and Bureau of Justice Assistance have funded the tribe's VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside programs with multiple project grants exceeding $1.7 million cumulatively to implement trauma-informed victim advocacy services, child protection initiatives, and culturally relevant crime victim assistance. The tribe has also leveraged federal funding for renewable energy development through a $4.99 million Economic Development Administration grant to construct a sustainable biomass processing facility, environmental capacity building through EPA Region 9 cooperative agreements totaling approximately $141,812 for composite program development and hazardous waste management, substance abuse treatment through a $1 million SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment award supporting the tribally-operated Campobello treatment center, broadband infrastructure through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and Treasury Department's Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund, and language preservation through an Administration for Native Americans grant. Additionally, the tribe has received Department of Energy formula grant funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for electric grid resilience and HUD Indian Community Development Block Grants for community development projects, demonstrating comprehensive engagement across federal funding streams to advance tribal self-determination and community prosperity.