Tesuque Pueblo Administration

Tesuque Pueblo Administration, a federally recognized Indian tribe headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, receives federal grants as prime recipient across social services, infrastructure, environmental management, and community development programs. The organization does not hold federal contracts or sit on contract vehicles; its entire federal footprint consists of grants from 34 distinct federal agencies, with 172 of 173 recent awards held as prime recipient (99% of the portfolio).

Tesuque Pueblo Administration's grant work spans five broad capability areas. Social services and aging programs dominate the active portfolio: the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living funds 21 awards supporting Older Americans Act Title VI services (nutrition, caregiving support, and elder care), the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) funds 17 awards for child care and development services under CCDF and CCDBG programs, and the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) funds child welfare social services. The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration has issued 15 awards for tribal transit operations funding driver time, fuel, and maintenance for community transportation serving employment, medical, and educational access within the Pueblo. Environmental and infrastructure work includes a $1 million U.S. Forest Service Southwestern Region grant (May 2026, completion September 2030) for native forest ecosystem restoration and wildfire risk reduction across 280 acres in the Rio Tesuque watershed through invasive Siberian elm removal; a cooperative agreement with EPA Region 6 (April 2025, completion September 2028) for wastewater treatment plant planning, design, and construction; a $650,000 EPA Region 6 Climate Pollution Reduction Grants award (October 2023, completion September 2025) for tribal climate action planning across five northern New Mexico Pueblos; and a broadband fiber deployment planning grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (June 2023, completion May 2027). Library services, educational support, and cultural preservation receive funding through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (project grants for materials acquisition, staff support, and community programming), the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (Indian Education formula grants), and the National Park Service (Historic Preservation Fund grants for tribal historic preservation office activities, NAGPRA, and Section 106 consultation work).

Customer concentration is split between human services and transit. The HHS Administration for Community Living and Administration for Children and Families together account for a significant share of award volume, while the Federal Transit Administration anchors recurring operational funding. Combined potential value reported in the source is stated as $3,000, though obligated dollars across all awards total $23.3 million—a data reporting discrepancy that reflects either sub-million award values across the portfolio or system anomalies in potential-value capture for formula grants. Activity has averaged roughly 9 awards per year over the past five years, with 8 awards obligated in 2025 and 5 in 2026 year-to-date. Thirteen awards face ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure in social services, transit operations, and environmental program continuation.

Tesuque Pueblo Administration receives one sub-award, a food service reimbursement claim sub-award from the New Mexico Public Education Department (October 2025, completion through June 2026) under the National School Lunch Program. The organization acts exclusively as a tribal government grant recipient and does not pursue federal contracting, sit on government-wide acquisition vehicles, or engage in prime contractor teaming—its role is limited to direct federal grant administration for community benefit and tribal government operations.