Athena-Weston SCH Dist 29Rj

Athena-Weston School District, a U.S. local government entity operating as Umatilla County School District in Athena, Oregon, receives federal education grants from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education as a primary recipient, and receives pass-through sub-grants from the Oregon Department of Education covering K-12 instruction, student services, nutrition, and facility compliance programs.

The district operates as a 50-50 split between prime grant recipient work and sub-recipient work. Recent prime awards center on two recurring vehicles: the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (formula grants awarded annually in July with completion dates one year out, most recently July 2026 for $2.4 million through September 2027) and the Impact Aid Program Title VII Section 7003 (project grants awarded at irregular intervals, with active awards from February 2023, October 2023, December 2024, and October 2025, running through September 2028 to 2031). The district's federal grant footprint is concentrated with the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, which accounts for 100% of its award count (68 of 76 total awards). The remaining portfolio includes five awards from the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, one from EPA Region 10, and single awards from other Education office divisions.

In its sub-recipient role, the district receives pass-through awards from the Oregon Department of Education under Title I Part A/D Basic Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants, Student Support and Academic Enrichment, the Child Nutrition Program Fresh Fruit and Vegetable component, lead testing of drinking water for schools, the Rural School Library Revitalization program, Ideas Part B 611 (special education), and the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund. Sub-grants from ODE flow regularly — monthly or quarterly since 2021 — with the most recent batch awarded in August 2026 covering Title I, Supporting Effective Instruction, and Student Support and Academic Enrichment.

Activity has remained stable over five years, averaging 7 awards annually from 2023 through 2026, with combined federal dollars obligated totaling $4.4 million across the portfolio. Only one award (the Small, Rural School Achievement Program grant completing September 2025) faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete pressure in that window. The district's federal engagement is limited to education and nutrition funding streams; it holds no federal contracts and does not sit on any federal contract vehicles or IDIQs.