Dahlonegah School District

Dahlonegah School District, operating as Dahlonegah Public School, is a local educational agency and U.S. government entity based in Stilwell, Oklahoma that serves a substantial Native American student population as the prime recipient of federal grants from the Department of Education and Department of Agriculture, with no federal contract awards in the source data.

The district is a minority institution and rural school district operating in northeastern Oklahoma on federal trust lands that exempt significant property from local taxation. Dahlonegah School District receives its federal funding as a prime grant recipient (94% of recent awards) across five distinct federal agencies, with the overwhelming majority flowing from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The district acts as sub-recipient on four grants passed through the Oklahoma State Department of Education, receiving allocations for school nutrition programs, Title IV Part A academic enrichment initiatives, Title I general instructional support, and supplemental activities in arts, culture, youth development, and physical education.

The customer base is highly concentrated by design of federal education funding mechanisms. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 62 of 70 total awards, with the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service contributing four awards for community facility grants and persistent poverty funding. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service and the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program each hold one award. The source shows $37.4 million in combined dollars obligated across all awards, with no vehicle-level details provided for education formula grants.

Recent prime grant work reflects the district's eligibility profile. A $1,962,723 Impact Aid Program award (CFDA 84.041, Title VII Section 7003) runs through September 30, 2031 and funds general instruction, special education, and English language learning to offset lost local property tax revenue. A $348,870 Community Oriented Policing Program award (CFDA 16.071) runs through September 30, 2028 and supports evidence-based school violence prevention and security improvements including coordination with local law enforcement, emergency notification technology, and physical security measures. Two formula grants from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education—the Small, Rural School Achievement Program and Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs—recur annually with awards dated July 1, 2026 and expiring June 30 or September 30, 2027. A prior Impact Aid Program award (CFDA 84.041) dated October 15, 2024 extends through September 30, 2030. Rural Utilities Service awards include Community Facility Grants (2023) and a Persistent Poverty Comprehensive Facility Grant (2025) running through September 2027.

Activity has remained flat across the past five years at three to five awards annually. Four awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting renewal or recompete opportunity in that window.