Galt Joint Union Elementary School District

Galt Joint Union Elementary School District, a U.S. local government entity and school district based in Galt, California, is registered as a federal grant recipient with SAM.gov and has received multiple federal grant awards in recent years. The district serves the educational and developmental needs of its student population through programs funded by various federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of the Interior, and the U.S. Department of Education. As a K-12 educational institution, the district provides comprehensive educational services to students in its jurisdiction while leveraging federal funding to enhance school safety, environmental education, and academic achievement.

The district has demonstrated substantial engagement with federal grant funding across multiple program areas. Most recently, the district received a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services under the School Violence Prevention Program (CFDA 16.071) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028, to implement evidence-based security programs including coordination with law enforcement, officer training, and installation of security technologies such as metal detectors and emergency notification systems. Additionally, the district was awarded a $419,685.21 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management for the Recreation and Visitor Services program (CFDA 15.225) running from January 14, 2025 to January 13, 2030, supporting environmental education initiatives at the Cosumnes River Preserve with activities including student habitat restoration field trips, canoeing programs through the Canoemobile partnership with Wilderness Inquiry, and outdoor career exploration with wildlife biologists, fisheries biologists, and botanists. The district also maintains an earlier Cosumnes River Preserve Environmental Education and Recreation Initiative Cooperative Agreement with the BLM from October 1, 2023 to June 30, 2027. Beyond these prime grants, the district receives substantial sub-grant funding from the California Department of Education, through which it has accessed federal programs addressing teacher and principal quality, well-rounded education, technology integration, academic achievement in high-poverty schools, English language learner support, special education services, child care and development assistance, nutritional support through school meal programs, and pandemic response initiatives. These diverse grant awards reflect the district's commitment to comprehensive student services spanning security, environmental stewardship, academic excellence, and social-emotional support.