Hood Canal School District 404

Hood Canal School District 404, a U.S. public school district located in Skokomish, Washington, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with the majority of its federal footprint rooted in impact aid, Indian education formula grants, and child nutrition program pass-throughs from Washington State's Superintendent of Public Instruction.

The district operates as a grant recipient rather than a contractor. Of its ninety total awards spanning the past two decades, fifty-seven are prime grants (63%) and thirty-three are sub-awards flowing through Washington State (37%). The district's federal customer concentration is singular: the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 64 awards, with the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service representing 21 awards (primarily child nutrition program reimbursements and administrative support routed through the state), and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services contributing 3 awards. The combined dollars obligated across all awards total $14 million over the activity window.

Hood Canal's prime grant work centers on three recurring federal programs. The Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041) funds general educational services in the district's federally impacted area near Shelton, where at least three percent of average daily attendance consists of federally connected children—those living on federal property or having parents employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. The district holds multiple active Impact Aid awards with ultimate completion dates through September 2031, including a $622,401 award dated October 1, 2025. Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs provide recurring annual allocations; the district received an award dated July 1, 2026, with completion June 30, 2027. The Small, Rural School Achievement Program supplied formula grant funding on a recurring cycle through September 2025. Sub-awards from the state superintendent flow primarily through the ESEA Consolidated Grant Application (Title I, Part A; Title I, Part C Migrant; Title IIA Supporting Effective Instruction), IDEA Part B special education funding (Section 611), and monthly child nutrition program reimbursements and administrative support. The district received its most recent sub-award on January 15, 2026, for FP 910 OSSI LEA funding.

Activity peaked in 2023 with eighteen awards, declining to two in 2026 year-to-date, though this reflects the front-loaded calendar of annual grant awards and sub-award cycles rather than enrollment or revenue contraction. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. The district's federal footprint is stable, predictable, and non-competitive—it derives entirely from statutory entitlements tied to student enrollment, federal property presence, and state pass-through administration.