French Gulch- Whiskeytown Community School District

French Gulch-Whiskeytown Community School District, operating as French Gulch-Whiskeytown Elementary School, is a U.S. local government school district that receives federal grants from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education as a prime recipient, with minimal sub-recipient activity. The district competes exclusively under federal education grant programs, not federal contracts or set-aside procurement vehicles.

The district's federal footprint consists entirely of education grants from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (41 of 42 total awards, 98% coverage). The two primary grant programs are the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (formula grants awarded annually on July 1, with completion dates each September 30) and the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7002 (project grants with multi-year completion windows extending three to five years). Recent Small, Rural School Achievement Program awards include grants with ultimate completion dates of September 30, 2027 (awarded July 1, 2026), September 30, 2026 (awarded July 1, 2025), and September 30, 2025 (awarded July 1, 2024). Recent Impact Aid grants carry completion dates spanning September 30, 2031 (awarded October 1, 2025), September 30, 2030 (awarded December 16, 2024), September 30, 2029 (awarded November 22, 2023), and September 30, 2028 (awarded February 22, 2023). The district operates in a sub-recipient capacity on a minor scale, with two sub-grant awards from the Department of Education California supporting teacher quality improvement and student academic achievement initiatives.

Award volume has been sparse and consistent — two to three awards per year over the past five years — with a combined total of $1.3 million obligated across all federal sources since 2006. The district faces one award completion in the next twenty-four months (the Small, Rural School Achievement Program grant with ultimate completion September 30, 2027). As a rural school district, the French Gulch-Whiskeytown district qualifies for federal support under rural education formulas and impact aid provisions tied to federal land and military family presence in the service area.