Kashunamiut School District

Kashunamiut School District, a U.S. government entity and Alaska Native servicing institution based in Chevak, Alaska, is a federal grant recipient (prime and sub-recipient) that receives recurring annual formula grants and project grants from the Department of Education and the Department of the Interior to support K-12 educational services for approximately 360 predominantly Alaska Native students. The district holds no federal contracts and operates exclusively in the grant space, with 42% of recent awards as a prime recipient and 58% as a sub-recipient flowing through the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development.

The district's primary federal funding streams are threefold. The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded successive annual formula grants under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060) ranging from approximately $118,000 to $134,000 per cycle since 2022, with the most recent award of $111,261 for the July 2026–June 2027 period, funding culturally-responsive curricula, Native language instruction, teacher professional development, and targeted student support services for Alaska Native learners. The district also receives recurring formula grants under the Rural and Low-Income Schools program (REAP–RLIS Special Qualified Agencies track) and holds a $3.901 million Impact Aid Program project grant (CFDA 84.041) obligated over six years from October 2025 through September 2031, supporting comprehensive K-12 operations including academic instruction, cultural programming, special education, English language learner services, school nutrition, and career and technical education. Beyond education-focused grants, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $255,865 project grant under the Aid to Tribal Governments program (CFDA 15.020) in November 2025 to sustain critical rural radio operations serving the Emergency Alert System and culturally-responsive educational programming in Chevak.

The district's sub-award footprint is substantial and concentrated. Alaska's Department of Education and Early Development serves as the prime grantee on the vast majority of sub-awards, with the district receiving recurring allocations under the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Title I Basic Grants to LEAs, Title IIA Improving Teacher Quality State Grants, Title IV Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants, Migrant Education grants, and Special Education Title VIB LEA grants. The district also received a $95,139.94 federal disaster recovery sub-award from the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs for radio tower infrastructure restoration. School nutrition sub-awards flow regularly — often multiple per month — reflecting ongoing participation in federally funded meal programs.

Customer concentration is narrow. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service account for 98% of recent awards (64 and 62 awards respectively), with minimal volume from the Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service, Rural Utilities Service, and the Department of the Interior. Recent activity has grown markedly — from nine awards per year in 2022–2023 to 26 in 2024 and 37 in 2025 — though 2026 year-to-date shows only 11 awards as of the source snapshot. Three awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, presenting limited recompete exposure. All work is performed in Chevak, Alaska.