Franklin Pierce School

Franklin Pierce School, a U.S. local government school district located in Tacoma, Washington, receives federal education grants as a prime recipient (29% of recent awards) and as a sub-recipient of education and social-services grants funneled through state and regional pass-through entities (71% of recent awards). The district does not hold federal contracts or sit on contract vehicles; its federal footprint is entirely grant-funded.

Franklin Pierce School's grant activity concentrates heavily in K–12 education funding from the Department of Education. The top five customer agencies account for 91% of recent awards, dominated by the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (32 awards), the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (25 awards), and the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (9 awards). The district also receives sub-awards from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

As a prime recipient, Franklin Pierce School has received five consecutive Indian Education Formula Grant awards (CFDA 84.060) from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, spanning July 2022 through June 2027. The most recent award, July 1, 2026, carries $185,328 and funds culturally relevant educational programming designed to address the unique educational, cultural, and academic needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students, including academic instruction, cultural programming preserving tribal heritage, professional development for educators, and targeted student support services. Prior awards followed identical magnitude patterns: $189,652 (July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026), $188,686 (July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025), $184,655 (July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024), and $173,513 (July 1, 2022–June 30, 2023).

As a sub-recipient, Franklin Pierce School accesses federal funding through the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Puget Sound Educational Service District. Sub-awards align with core K–12 priorities: special education under IDEA Part B (Section 611 and 619), Title I academic enrichment, Title III English language acquisition, Title IIA teacher professional development, 21st Century Community Learning Centers after-school programming, child nutrition programs, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER III-ARP) pandemic-recovery funding, and Head Start early-childhood services. The sub-award stream reflects recent federal investments in school safety, academic enrichment, and pandemic recovery; the district has also received sub-award support from the Washington State Health Care Authority for prevention and promotion client services.

Award volume has grown from two awards in 2022 to a peak of twenty-two in 2024, with fifteen awards in 2025 and five year-to-date in 2026. The combined dollars obligated across all eighty awards totals $42.5 million over the source period. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete pressure in the near term. The district serves ten distinct federal customer agencies in total, with the Education and Agriculture departments anchoring the vast majority of its federal funding footprint.