Basin School District 72

Basin School District 72, doing business as Basin Elementary School, is a U.S. local government school district headquartered in Idaho City, Idaho, that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient from the U.S. Department of Education and acts as a sub-recipient on education and nutrition grants passed through state agencies. The district does not hold federal contracts and operates exclusively in the federal grant ecosystem.

Basin Elementary operates primarily as a prime recipient on the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, a formula grant from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The district has received five consecutive annual awards under this program — July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023; July 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024; July 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025; July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; and July 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027 — establishing a recurring pattern of federal education support. As a sub-recipient, Basin Elementary receives the bulk of its federal funding through pass-through grants managed by the Idaho State Board of Education and the Executive Office of the State of Idaho. Sub-recipient awards span Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Special Education Grants to States, the National School Lunch Program, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund allocations, and energy-efficiency retrofits (lighting and HVAC controls) funded through the state energy office.

The federal funding footprint reflects a 51% / 49% prime-to-sub split across 41 awards totaling $1.8 million in obligated dollars since 2007. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 27 awards (66% of the award count), driven by the recurring Small, Rural School Achievement formula grant and Title I sub-awards. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service represents 7 awards (17%), concentrated in the National School Lunch Program. The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services contributes 4 awards, with the Department of Energy and the Department of Agriculture Forest Service R4-Intermountain Region representing 2 and 1 award respectively. Activity declined from 9 awards in 2023 to 3 in 2025 and 1 in 2026, reflecting the formula-grant rhythm rather than a competitive procurement cadence. One award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months.