Cape Flattery School Dist 401

Cape Flattery School Dist 401, doing business as Cape Flattery Preschool, is a U.S. local government entity and school district operating as a federal grant recipient in rural northwestern Washington, serving a predominantly Native American student population through Department of Education (Office of Elementary and Secondary Education) formula and project grants.

Cape Flattery School District 401 is headquartered in Sekiu, Washington, and serves the community of Neah Bay. The district does not hold federal contracts or sit on contracting vehicles; its federal footprint is entirely grant-based, with 70% of its 82 recent awards held as prime recipient status and 30% received as sub-recipient awards flowing through the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The district's customer base is concentrated with the Department of Education: 59 of 82 awards (72% by count) flow from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with the remaining awards distributed among the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (18 awards), the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (4 awards), and a single unspecified Education Department award.

The district's primary revenue streams are formula grants anchored to Indian Education and rural school demographics. Recent prime recipient awards include a $4.503054 million Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 project grant (CFDA 84.041) running through September 30, 2031, which replaces lost local tax revenue resulting from federally connected children living on or near Indian lands; a $126,494 Indian Education Formula Grant to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.060) for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, supporting K-12 academic instruction, cultural programming, and teacher professional development for American Indian and Alaska Native students; and a Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grant (CFDA 84.357) running through September 30, 2026. These awards fund comprehensive K-12 educational services tailored to address cultural, linguistic, and academic needs of the district's Native American student population, with grant requirements limiting administrative costs to 5 percent and mandating culturally responsive programming and measurable outcomes in reading, mathematics, and high school graduation rates.

Sub-recipient awards flow through the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction and cover special education (IDEA Part B), Title I Part A, ESEA Consolidated Grant applications for REAP-eligible LEAs, and child nutrition program reimbursement and administrative support. The district has received consistent annual funding across the past five years, with activity peaking at 17 awards in 2024 before declining to 6 in 2025 and 2 in 2026. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $51.2 million, with the multi-year Impact Aid awards (2022–2031) anchoring the majority of that value.