Wilton Rancheria

Wilton Rancheria, a federally recognized Indian tribe headquartered in Elk Grove, California, is a federal grant recipient delivering aging services, historic preservation, diabetes prevention, environmental capacity building, and broadband infrastructure to tribal communities as a prime recipient across eighteen distinct federal agencies. The tribe does not hold federal contracts or compete on contract vehicles; its federal footprint consists entirely of grant and cooperative-agreement awards from domestic civilian agencies.

Wilton Rancheria's grant portfolio centers on the Administration for Community Living (formerly Administration on Aging) under the Older Americans Act. The tribe holds formula grants supporting nutrition services and supportive services for Native American seniors aged sixty and older (Title VI, Part A, and Title VI, Part C), with recent FY2026 awards running through March 2029. A representative example is the $122,960 three-year Special Programs for the Aging award under CFDA 93.047, effective April 2026, which funds delivery of aging support services to eligible tribal members. The tribe also operates under the Older Americans Act Title VI Multipurpose Senior Centers program (MIPPA) and the OAA Nutrition Services Incentive Program (NSIP), both carrying multi-year formula-grant cycles.

Historic preservation forms the second major capability pillar. The National Park Service has funded Wilton Rancheria as the recipient of multiple Historic Preservation Fund grants (CFDA 15.904) under the Tribal Historic Preservation Office program, with awards in fiscal years 2024, 2023, and 2022 to conduct tribal lands surveys, nominate eligible properties to the National Register, draft and implement preservation plans, and provide staff training and technical assistance across eight program areas defined in the National Historic Preservation Act.

The tribe also receives grants for health and environmental capacity. The Indian Health Service (under the Office of the Director) awarded Wilton Rancheria a five-year cooperative agreement beginning January 2023 (through December 2027) for the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI), supporting tribal health-program efforts in diabetes prevention and community wellness. The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 funded the tribe under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) to build capacity in pollution prevention, environmental education, and geospatial information systems mapping (approximately $191,243 over two years, completed September 2023). The tribe also received a Treasury Department formula grant under the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (awarded May 2023, extending through December 2026) to support broadband infrastructure and capital projects enabling remote work, education, and health monitoring in response to COVID-19.

Awards per year declined from five in 2021 to two in 2024, with three awards in 2026; four awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The top five customer agencies by award count account for 70% of the tribe's recent portfolio, dominated by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (15 awards), the National Park Service (8 awards), and smaller volumes from Housing and Urban Development, the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, and the Environmental Protection Agency. The tribe operates exclusively as a prime recipient and has not held federal contracts or subcontract positions in the source data.