Soboba Band Of Luiseno Indians

Soboba Band Of Luiseno Indians, doing business as Noli Indian School, is a federally recognized tribal government entity based in Hemet, California that operates as a prime recipient of federal grants focused on tribal social services, education, cultural preservation, and infrastructure development. The organization does not hold federal contracts; its entire federal footprint consists of grant awards (140 total across all sources, 97% as prime recipient) from twenty-seven distinct federal agencies.

The tribe's capability portfolio centers on administering block grants and formula grants tied to child care, temporary assistance to needy families, K–12 education, library services, historic preservation, emergency management, and tribal infrastructure. Representative grant work includes a $4.31 million Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Family Assistance (CFDA 93.558), awarded October 1, 2025, funding direct financial assistance and employment training through September 30, 2026; a $516,703.79 Child Care and Development Block Grant from HHS Office of Child Care (CFDA 93.575), awarded October 1, 2025, supporting child care subsidies and early childhood education services through September 30, 2028; and a $200,000 Tribal Wildlife Grants project grant from the Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.639), awarded March 1, 2026, supporting habitat and wildlife surveys on the Soboba Reservation through March 1, 2028. Additional recent work includes a $1,082,400 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund grant from EPA Region 9 (CFDA 66.468) for asbestos cement pipeline replacement, a $116,361 Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.311) for library collection cataloging and professional development, and a $310,960 Homeland Security Grant Program award from FEMA (CFDA 97.067) for emergency preparedness and response capabilities.

Customer concentration heavily skews toward HHS. The top five funding agencies account for 58% of recent awards; the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families alone anchors roughly fifty awards across multiple line-item entries, reflecting recurring annual allocations under the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDD), and TANF programs. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education places twenty awards under Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards office holds eleven awards spanning Assistance to Firefighters, Tribal Homeland Security, and pandemic-related Public Assistance reimbursement. The National Park Service contributes historic preservation funding through recurring Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) grants under CFDA 15.904.

The tribe's activity trajectory shows eight awards in 2022, ten in 2023, nine in 2024, and declining to four in 2025 and three in 2026 year-to-date, reflecting typical annual grant cycles and award consolidation. Twelve awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing potential recompete or renewal opportunity. Total dollars obligated across the entire 140-award portfolio stands at $88.8 million. The vast majority of work (97%) is performed as prime recipient on the Soboba Reservation in Hemet, California, with administrative oversight by tribal government entities including the Noli Indian School. The organization operates with minimal subcontractor engagement (3% of awards carry sub-recipients), performing tribal-led administration of child care, TANF, education, infrastructure, and cultural preservation activities directly for and on behalf of Soboba tribal members and the surrounding community.