Washoe Tribe Of Nevada & California

Washoe Tribe Of Nevada & California, operating as Washoe Development Group, is a federally recognized tribal government based in Gardnerville, Nevada, that receives federal grants as a prime recipient to deliver social services, environmental management, public health, and community development programs to tribal members and their descendants across Nevada and California. The Tribe competes exclusively under tribal set-asides and does not hold federal contracts; it operates entirely as a grant recipient across 56 distinct federal agencies, with particular concentration in the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Education, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Tribe's federal footprint centers on three capability domains: social and family assistance programs, environmental stewardship and natural resource management, and tribal health and wellness services. On the social services side, the Tribe is a major recipient of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grants from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Family Assistance, including a $14.1 million TANF award (CFDA 93.558) for fiscal year 2026 (October 2025 through September 2026) supporting direct financial assistance, employment training, child care support, and nutrition assistance to low-income families. The Tribe also receives Administration on Aging formula grants for nutrition services, caregiver support, and elder services for Native Americans aged 60 and older across its four communities. On violence prevention and victim services, the Tribe holds multiple awards from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, including a $601,681 continuation grant (CFDA 16.587) issued October 2024 through September 2026 for victim advocacy, 24/7 crisis hotlines, and emergency housing, and a $114,448 special projects grant (CFDA 16.029) for flexible financial assistance to domestic violence and sexual assault survivors.

The Tribe's environmental capability portfolio reflects substantial federal investment in watershed restoration, invasive species management, forest restoration, and air quality monitoring. The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded multiple cooperative agreements totaling over $1.3 million for Lake Tahoe watershed restoration and aquatic invasive species management (CFDA 15.608) across multiple award years, with the most recent $370,380 award (August 2025 through September 2028) supporting the Tribe's role in setting priorities for the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act implementation. The U.S. Forest Service awarded $368,020 (September 2025 through July 2028, CFDA 10.725) and a $1.31 million cooperative agreement (September 2024 through March 2029) for wood processing equipment and forest restoration capacity. The Tribe also received $1 million from the Forest Service (July 2023 through March 2026, CFDA 10.725) for firewood production infrastructure. On environmental compliance and cleanup, the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 funds the Tribe's air quality monitoring, brownfields assessment, and environmental capacity-building programs, including a $159,367 State and Tribal Response Program grant (CFDA 66.817) and a $273,933 Indian Environmental General Assistance Program award (CFDA 66.926), both extending through September 2026.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to tribal set-aside and tribal-designated federal grant programs. The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Education leads with 32 awards; the Environmental Protection Agency holds 25 awards; and the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families and Administration for Community Living account for 24 and 20+ awards respectively. These five customer agencies represent approximately 39% of all awards by count. The Tribe has executed 316 total awards across the source period, with recent activity showing 13 awards in 2022, 24 in 2023, 11 in 2024, and 10 in 2025, reflecting consistent engagement across its federal portfolio. Nineteen awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete exposure concentrated in TANF block grants, Older Americans Act nutrition services, and environmental program continuations. The Tribe acts as prime recipient in 97% of awards and holds only ten sub-award positions, predominantly as a sub-recipient under Department of Agriculture child nutrition programs. The Tribe's combined dollars obligated across all awards total $430.9 million, anchored by TANF block grants and multi-year health and environmental cooperative agreements.