Ashland School District 32-J

Ashland School District 32-J, doing business as Ashland Public School, is a U.S. local government school district located in Ashland, Montana, that operates as a recipient of federal education and nutrition grants from the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture. The district does not hold prime federal contracts; all federal work flows through direct grant awards to the district as prime recipient or through sub-grants routed via the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

The district's federal funding portfolio centers exclusively on K–12 education and school nutrition programs. As a prime recipient, Ashland Public School holds formula grants under the Indian Education Program (CFDA 84.011) and Impact Aid awards under Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041). The district received a $522,584 Impact Aid project grant from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on October 1, 2025, running through September 30, 2031, which compensates the district for educating federally connected children living on or working on federal property, including Indian lands. The district also holds an Indian Education formula grant awarded July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. As a sub-recipient, Ashland Public School receives pass-through funding from the Montana Office of Public Instruction under Title I, Part A (CFDA 84.010), IDEA Part B (CFDA 84.027), Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) tranches (CFDA 84.425, 84.425U), school nutrition programs (CFDA 10.555), and Montana Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CFDA 84.371). The district's sub-grant activity spans from October 2021 to March 2026.

Customer concentration is severe and by design. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 45 of 55 total awards (82% coverage). The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service contributes 6 awards, and the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services contributes 3 awards. Prime recipient work totals 38 awards (69%); sub-recipient work totals 17 awards (31%). Combined dollars obligated across all awards reaches $12.1 million. Award activity has remained low and relatively flat over five years — three awards in 2022, six in 2023, five in 2024, six in 2025, and two in 2026 year to date. Only one award faces completion in the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete pressure in the near term.