Dufur School District 29

Dufur School District 29, a local government school district based in Dufur, Oregon, receives federal funding as a grant recipient under Department of Education and Department of Agriculture programs, with minimal transactional federal contracting. The district holds 27 prime awards (36% of the total) and 48 sub-awards (64%), operating predominantly as a sub-recipient of federal grants flowing through the Oregon Department of Education rather than as a direct federal contractor. The district's single identifiable federal contract award was a $35,200 firm fixed-price purchase order from the U.S. Forest Service for land and facility use covering July 9 through July 24, 2023.

The district's federal footprint concentrates entirely within education and rural development grant programs. The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education dominates the award count at 59 awards; the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services accounts for 11 awards. These represent 97% of all awards by count. Beyond Education, the district has received a single contract from the U.S. Forest Service ($35,200) and grant awards through the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (Distance Learning Grant, awarded August 26, 2025, running through August 26, 2027) and from the Environmental Protection Agency. As a prime recipient, the district draws recurring annual formula grants through the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (awards dated July 1, 2022 through July 1, 2026) and multi-year project grants under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (recipients awarded November 28, 2023; December 16, 2024; and October 1, 2025, with completion dates extending through September 2031).

The sub-award footprint shows the district receiving the vast majority of its federal support indirectly through the Oregon Department of Education as the prime grantee. Sub-awards track Title I Part A/D Basic Grants to LEAs, Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants, Student Support and Academic Enrichment, IDEA Parts B 611 and 619 (special education), Rural School Library Revitalization, and lead testing of drinking water. A single sub-award from Go Green Initiative Association (January 27, 2026) reflects the district's adoption of a school board policy regarding indoor air quality management. Sub-awards from the Oregon Health Authority-Public Health (July 1, 2023) carried the Youth Advisory Council COVID-19 Recovery Grant.

Activity has remained modest and episodic. The last five years show 2022–2026 averaging 8.4 awards per year, with 2023 as the peak (11 awards) and 2025 as a dip (7 awards). The combined potential value across all 75 awards in the source data is $35,200—reflecting the single Forest Service contract. However, the district has obligated $4.1 million in federal dollars, indicating that grant awards carry substantive realized funding not captured in the potential-value metric. Two awards face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure. The district does not hold seats on government-wide contract vehicles and does not operate as a federal contractor in the traditional sense; federal revenue flows through education-formula and project grants administered by state and federal education agencies.