Alsea School District 7J

Alsea School District 7J, a local education agency in rural Oregon, operates as a federal grant recipient in K–12 education, receiving direct formula grants from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and acting as a sub-recipient on approximately 75% of its recent awards through the Oregon Department of Education.

Alsea School District 7J is a U.S. government entity — specifically a school district organized under Oregon law — headquartered in Alsea, Oregon. The district holds no federal contracts and does not compete on procurement vehicles; its federal footprint is entirely grant-funded work in elementary and secondary education. The district receives formula grants directly from the federal government and passes through grants from the state education agency to support classroom instruction, special education, nutrition programs, and categorical support services.

The district's customer base is entirely within the Department of Education. The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 55 of 71 total awards (77% of activity), centered on the Small, Rural School Achievement Program. The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services contributes 12 awards, primarily IDEA Part B Section 611 and Section 619 grants for special education and preschool disability services. The Food and Nutrition Service (2 awards) funds child nutrition programs, EPA Region 10 (1 award) handles lead testing in school drinking water, and the Office of English Language Acquisition (1 award) supports English learner instruction. All federal dollars obligated across the seventy-one awards total $1.9 million — a magnitude consistent with a small rural district drawing down formula allocations rather than competing for discretionary grants.

As a sub-recipient, the district receives pass-through funding from the Oregon Department of Education on Title I Part A/D Basic Grants to LEAs, IDEA Part B (611 and 619), Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants, Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants, English Language Acquisition funds, and Child Nutrition Program fresh-fruit-and-vegetable supplements. The district also receives direct prime awards under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, with three consecutive annual awards visible in the source (July 2024, July 2025, and July 2026, each running through September of the following year).

Activity has grown modestly over the past five years — six awards in 2022 to ten in 2025, with eight awards recorded in 2026 — reflecting the recurring nature of formula grant cycles rather than competitive capture. Only one award shows an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, indicating a low recompete-cliff exposure and stable baseline funding continuity. The district's grant work supports core instructional services: special education, English learner services, Title I reading and math instruction, teacher professional development, and school nutrition, with no involvement in research, defense, or IT modernization programs.