Cusick School District 59

Cusick School District 59, a public K–12 school district serving Cusick, Washington, receives federal education grants as a prime recipient from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and as a sub-recipient of pass-through grants from the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction, with seventy percent of its federal footprint anchored in direct prime grants for special populations and rural school funding.

Cusick operates exclusively in the federal grant space—the district has no federal contracts and does not compete for federal procurement. The district's customer base concentrates entirely within the Department of Education ecosystem: the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education holds sixty of eighty-three total awards, the Food and Nutrition Service accounts for eighteen awards, and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and broader Department of Education accounts hold five awards combined. As a prime recipient, Cusick draws recurring formula and project grants tied to the district's student demographics and geography. Three core grant programs anchor the prime footprint: the Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs (Local Educational Agencies), which the district receives annually; the Impact Aid Program under Title VII Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041), which compensates for lost property tax revenue when federally connected children or federal property occupy the district's tax base; and the Small, Rural School Achievement Program. A $329,353 Impact Aid project grant awarded October 1, 2025, runs through September 30, 2031 and targets federally connected children meeting the statutory threshold of at least three percent or 400 such children in average daily attendance. Indian Education Formula Grants awarded July 1, 2026, run through June 30, 2027, and a Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grant covers July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026.

In its sub-recipient role, Cusick receives pass-through funding from the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction for special education (IDEA Part B Sections 611 and 667), Title I Part A, child nutrition program reimbursement and administrative support, and Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER III) pandemic recovery funding. The child nutrition sub-awards dominate the sub-recipient volume, with multiple September 2024 and August 2023 awards for reimbursement and administrative support under child nutrition programs.

Award activity trended upward from 2022 through 2024—three awards in 2022 growing to fifteen in 2023 and twelve in 2024—before declining to six in 2025 and one in 2026. Only one award carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in the near term. Combined dollars obligated across the district's federal footprint total $7.2 million.