Fossil School District 21J

Fossil School District 21J (doing business as Fossil School District 21A) is a U.S. local government school district based in Fossil, Oregon that receives federal education grants as a prime recipient and sub-recipient, with no federal contracting footprint. The district operates as a state entity under the jurisdiction of the Oregon Department of Education and does not hold any federal contracts or contract vehicles.

The district's federal funding derives entirely from K–12 education grants administered by the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. As a prime recipient, Fossil School District has received three direct awards under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (a formula grant program administered by OESE) dated July 2022, July 2023, and July 2026, with the most recent award running through September 2027. The bulk of the district's federal footprint, however, is as a sub-recipient: forty-seven of sixty-five total awards in the source data are sub-awards flowing through the Oregon Department of Education as the prime grantee. These sub-awards span multiple federal K–12 education programs including Title I Part A/D Basic Grants to LEAs, Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants, Supporting Effective Instruction grants, IDEA Part B sections 611 and 619 (special education and early intervention), Rural and Low-Income Schools grants, Rural School Library Revitalization, and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds. Sub-award activity has been consistent across the past five years, with six to eight awards per calendar year, the most recent occurring in August 2026.

Customer concentration is absolute: the Department of Education accounts for 100% of the district's federal awards (52 awards through OESE and 13 through OSERS). Combined dollars obligated across all prime and sub awards total approximately $2.7 million. Only one award in the district's portfolio reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in the near term. The district's role is that of a sub-recipient implementing federal K–12 programs and formula allocations passed through by the state education agency, not a federal contractor or service provider.