Duchesne County School District

Duchesne County School District, a U.S. local government entity and public school district headquartered in Roosevelt, Utah, operates primarily as a federal grant recipient (79% of recent awards as subrecipient, 21% as prime recipient) rather than as a federal contractor. The district receives formula grants and sub-awards flowing through the U.S. Department of Education and state education agencies, with minimal prime contracting activity — a single $1,500 land rental purchase order from the U.S. Forest Service Region 4 in October 2024.

The district's federal footprint is concentrated in education and child nutrition funding. Department of Education grants account for 55 awards (42% of total recent activity) through the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, centered on Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.060) awarded directly as prime recipient for fiscal years 2022 through 2027. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service drives the largest volume of activity — 58 awards flowing through the Utah State Board of Education as sub-awards covering National School Lunch programs (free and reduced, paid), School Breakfast programs, After School programs, and Child and Adult Day Care meal programs. The district also receives sub-awards from the Utah Department of Workforce Services for High Quality School Readiness grants (preschool programming) and from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services for school-based intervention services. A single grant sub-award from the University of Missouri System supports eMINTS Program implementation.

Activity has accelerated sharply in recent years, from two awards in 2022 to 51 in 2024, driven almost entirely by the frequency of monthly and quarterly child nutrition sub-award allocations from the Utah State Board of Education. The district holds only one recompete obligation in the next twenty-four months. Recent direct prime grants include Indian Education Formula Grants for fiscal years 2025 through 2027 (ultimate completion June 30, 2027) from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, supporting services for Native American students. The district does not sit on federal IDIQs, GWACs, or multi-award contract vehicles; its federal engagement is structured entirely through education grant programs and state pass-through funding mechanisms administered by Utah agencies.