Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy, Inc.

Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy, Inc., a Native American-owned, tax-exempt nonprofit educational institution based in Pocatello, Idaho, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The academy also receives sub-grant funding passed through the Idaho State Board of Education. Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy operates exclusively in the federal grant space—no federal contracts—and competes for formula grants and project grants directed to Native American and rural school districts.

The organization's federal footprint is heavily concentrated with a single agency: the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 42 of 47 total awards (89% of activity), with the remaining five awards distributed across the Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service, the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, and the Department of Education Office of English Language Acquisition. The academy acts as prime recipient on 41 of 47 awards (87%), with six sub-awards routed through the Idaho State Board of Education.

Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy's grant portfolio centers on Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies (recurring annual or formula awards) and Impact Aid Program awards under Title VII, Section 7003 (compensating districts for lost property tax revenue due to federally connected children on or near Indian lands, where the academy qualifies under the three-percent threshold). The academy also receives formula funding under the Small Rural School Achievement Program. The largest single award is a $4.75 million Impact Aid project grant (CFDA 84.041) dated October 30, 2023, through October 29, 2026, designated to fund facilities renovation and addition to address overcrowding and improve student health and safety. Recent awards include an $889,429 Impact Aid project grant (CFDA 84.041) dated October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031; a Small Rural School Achievement Program formula grant dated July 1, 2025; and an Indian Education Formula Grant dated July 1, 2025. As a sub-recipient, the academy draws Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies and Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund pass-through funding from Idaho.

Activity has declined in recent years—four awards in 2022, seven in 2023, five in 2024, three in 2025, and one in 2026—with only one award facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Combined obligated dollars across all prime and sub grants total $15.7 million.