Haines Borough School District

Haines Borough School District, doing business as Haines Elementary School, is a U.S. local government school district located in Haines, Alaska, that receives federal education and nutrition grants as a prime recipient from the Department of Education and as a sub-recipient from the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. The district does not hold federal contracts; its federal footprint consists entirely of grants under education and child nutrition assistance programs.

Haines Borough School District operates as a sub-recipient on 75 of its 101 total federal awards (74%), with the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development as the pass-through entity channeling formula grants and nutrition assistance. As a prime recipient, the district holds six federal formula grants awarded directly by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education: Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs in fiscal years 2023 through 2026 and a Small, Rural School Achievement Program grant in fiscal year 2022. The district's federal footprint is dominated by pass-through awards from Alaska DEP for National School Lunch Program funding (recurring monthly or quarterly sub-awards) and School Breakfast Program funding (similar cadence), with additional sub-awards for Title I Basic Grants to LEAs, Special Education Title VIB LEA Grants, Migrant Education Grants to LEAs, Title IIA Improving Teacher Quality State Grants, and State Administrative Expense Funds. A sub-award for Local Food for Schools Cooperative activity appeared in recent fiscal years.

The district's customer concentration reflects K–12 education administration. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 57 awards (all sub-awards, nutrition programs); the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 37 awards (26 prime grants plus 11 sub-awards); the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services accounts for 4 awards (sub-awards); and the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service accounts for 3 awards (sub-awards). Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $2.7 million. Recent activity shows modest year-over-year variance: six awards in 2022, seven in 2023, then an increase to 26 in 2024 and 24 in 2025, with 16 awards recorded through August 2026. Only one award carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months.