UTU UTU Gwaitu Paiute Tribe Of The Benton Paiute Reservation California

UTU UTU Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation California, a federally recognized Indian tribe based in Benton, California, is a tribal government entity that receives federal grants as a direct recipient for community development, water quality, and broadband infrastructure projects. The tribe operates exclusively as a grant recipient (100% of recent awards); it holds no federal contracts, contract IDVs, or subcontracts in the source data.

The tribe's recent federal funding portfolio spans six customer agencies, concentrated heavily in housing and environmental grants. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for ten awards — the largest customer segment — while the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration together represent six additional awards (95% of award count). The tribe received a $677,040 award from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office under the Indian Community Development Block Grant Program (CFDA 14.862) on July 13, 2026, funding community development activities on the reservation through April 24, 2028. Environmental grant work includes a water quality monitoring and protection program funded by EPA Region 9 at $40,000 (awarded February 1, 2024, with performance through September 30, 2026), focused on maintaining and improving water quality across tribal rivers, lakes, streams, and groundwater, with deliverables including water quality data and training summaries. The tribe also received Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (CCPF) assistance from the Department of the Treasury Departmental Offices (awarded May 30, 2023, completion December 31, 2026) to fund critical capital projects enabling remote work, education, and health monitoring in response to COVID-19, including broadband infrastructure designed to deliver at least 100 Mbps symmetrical speeds.

Award activity has remained sparse and episodic — one award per year across 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2026 — with combined obligations of $6.5 million across nineteen total grants over the source period. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and will encounter recompete timing.