Blaine School District

Blaine School District, operating as Administration Office and headquartered in Blaine, Washington, is a U.S. local government entity and school district that acts as a grant recipient and sub-recipient for federal education and nutrition programs, with no federal contract awards or contract vehicle participation. The district serves 1,981 students, 46 percent of whom qualify for free and reduced meals, across the Blaine School District area of northwest Washington State (the cities of Blaine and the unincorporated areas of Birch Bay and Point Roberts).

Blaine School District's federal footprint is dominated by sub-grant awards flowing through the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction as the prime grantee. Of 34 total awards in the source data, 32 are sub-awards (94%) and only 2 are direct prime grants. The district receives sub-grant funding from the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (21 awards), the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (6 awards), the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (5 awards), and the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2 awards) — 100% coverage. Sub-award work includes Title I, Part A funding; Title IIA Supporting Effective Instruction grants; Special Education IDEA Part B (Section 611); Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants; Child Nutrition Program reimbursement and administrative support; and High-Need Individual Safety Net funding. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $5.6 million, with awards dating from December 2020 through July 2026.

As a prime grant recipient, Blaine School District received a $125,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) directly from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on July 1, 2026, running through June 30, 2031. The award supports the Birch Bay-Blaine Thrives community prevention coalition, formed in 2018 to address youth substance use prevention in the district's service area. The coalition addresses rising marijuana and e-cigarette use among youth, which exceed state rates by 2 and 10 percentage points respectively. Blaine is designated a high-intensity drug traffic area by the federal government, located on a major U.S. drug trafficking corridor with two international border crossings, creating heightened risk for youth substance use. The DFC Support Program award requires annual performance and financial reports, with a final report due at project completion.

Activity shows concentration in 2023 and 2024 (11 and 15 awards respectively) with a sharp decline in 2025 and 2026 (6 and 1 awards), reflecting the cyclical nature of sub-grant allocations flowing through the state education agency. The district competes only as a sub-recipient and direct grant recipient; it does not hold contracts, BPAs, GWAC seats, or other commercial vehicles.