Banta Unified School District

Banta Unified School District, doing business as Banta Charter, is a U.S. local government school district based in Tracy, California, that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient under the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The district does not hold federal contracts and operates exclusively in the federal grant space under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (CFDA formula grant).

Banta Charter's federal footprint is confined to a single customer agency. The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded the district five grants over the past four years, accounting for 100% of Banta Charter's documented federal activity. The district holds four prime grants (80% of awards) and participates as a sub-recipient under one grant awarded to the California Department of Education. Prime awards consist of four consecutive annual or biennial Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants, with award dates on July 1 of 2022, 2023, 2024, and most recently July 1, 2026. The sub-recipient award, dated May 1, 2024, supports improved teaching and learning in high-poverty schools for children failing or at-risk of failing to meet challenging state academic achievement standards. Combined federal dollars obligated across all five awards total $256 thousand. Activity has remained flat at roughly one award per year, with one award (ultimate completion September 30, 2025) facing completion within the next twenty-four months.