Cambridge School District

Cambridge School District, a local government school district based in Cambridge, Idaho, is a recipient of federal education grants issued by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and, as a sub-recipient, participates in formula and categorical grants flowing through the Idaho State Board of Education and the Idaho Executive Office. Cambridge operates as a sub-recipient on 60% of its federal awards and as a prime recipient on 40%, receiving $621 thousand in combined obligation across 48 awards over recent years.

Cambridge's federal footprint is education-specific and concentrated in three named grantor programs. The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education is the dominant funding source, accounting for 25 awards as a prime grantor (the Small, Rural School Achievement Program delivers recurring annual formula grants with award dates in July and completion dates in September each year, most recently July 1, 2026 with ultimate completion September 30, 2027). The Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service funds 15 sub-awards flowing through the Idaho State Board of Education, predominantly the National School Lunch Program and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, with recurring annual awards every October 1 since 2022. The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services accounts for 7 sub-awards, including Special Education Grants to States, Special Education State Personnel Development, and Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, all channeled through the Idaho State Board of Education. A single Department of Energy award rounds out the customer set.

Cambridge's sub-recipient activity centers on Title I education funding, special education services and personnel development, school meal programs, building infrastructure improvements, and emergency relief. Representative sub-awards include lighting upgrades to 437 interior and 36 exterior spaces with occupancy sensors across three buildings (November 12, 2025, through the Idaho Executive Office), recurring Title I and Special Education Grants to States awards from the Idaho State Board of Education (spanning October 2023 through December 2024), and Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund awards (August 18, 2022 and December 29, 2022, also through the Idaho State Board of Education). The National School Lunch Program and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program drive significant recurring sub-award volume, with multiple awards issued annually each October.

Award activity has contracted sharply in the past two years — eleven awards in 2022, thirteen in 2023, declining to seven in 2024 and two in 2025 — with only one award facing completion inside the next twenty-four months, indicating limited near-term recompete exposure. The Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grant represents the only active prime-recipient award stream.