Howell Mountain Elementary School District

Howell Mountain Elementary School District, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Angwin, California, operates as a prime recipient of federal education grants focused on K–12 student achievement and English language proficiency, with no federal contract awards. The district has received five consecutive annual Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), running from fiscal 2022 through fiscal 2027, and functions as a sub-recipient on five additional federal education grants passed through the California Department of Education targeting high-poverty school improvement, teacher quality, and English learner support.

The district's federal footprint is narrow and specialized. Nearly all recent federal engagement concentrates with the Department of Education: 22 of 24 total awards derive from OESE (96% of award count), with a single award from the Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition. As a prime grant recipient, Howell Mountain Elementary operates under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula-grant mechanism, a recurring annual allocation that covers the district's direct service programming. As a sub-recipient, the district receives pass-through awards from California's state education agency for targeted improvement in teaching and learning in high-poverty schools, English language proficiency support, and teacher professional development. Combined obligations across all awards total $398 thousand over the source's time window, reflecting the modest scale of rural district grant funding rather than contract procurement.

Activity has increased in the most recent calendar year: one award annually in 2022 and 2023, two awards each in 2024 and 2025, and four awards through August 2026. One award carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in that window. The district's federal strategy does not extend to contract vehicles, IDIQs, or BPAs; all engagement is grant-based and flows through education-specific federal grant programs administered by OESE and state-level pass-through mechanisms. This profile places Howell Mountain Elementary outside the federal contracting ecosystem and as a non-competitor to federal vendors in the commercial and professional services markets.