Knights Ferry Elementary School

Knights Ferry Elementary School, a U.S. local government school district entity based in Knights Ferry, California, is a prime recipient of federal education grants through the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, competing in the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (CFDA not specified in source) on a recurring annual basis without federal contract work.

Knights Ferry Elementary operates entirely as a grant recipient rather than a federal contractor. The school district has received nineteen prime grant awards and two sub-grant awards across twenty-one total federal funding instances since 2007, with a combined dollar obligation of $381 thousand. The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 95% of the award count (twenty awards), representing the sole federal customer in the source data. Grant work centers on increasing student academic achievement through teacher and principal quality improvement and expanding the capacity of local educational agencies and schools to support student learning. The school receives formula grants annually from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, with awards dating consistently to July of each year through the past five years. Sub-grant obligations flow from the California Department of Education, which passes through supplemental funding to support academic achievement initiatives.

Recent annual award pattern shows one grant per year in 2022, 2023, and 2024, then two grants in both 2025 and 2026, suggesting modest growth or administrative restructuring in grant receipt timing. The most recent award arrived on August 31, 2026 (one month ago), with a completion date of September 30, 2027. One award carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, creating a single recompete or renewal cycle within that window. Grant assistance type is consistently formula-based, meaning Knights Ferry Elementary qualifies through federal eligibility criteria for rural schools rather than through competitive procurement; the school does not appear in federal contracting databases and holds no prime or sub contract positions with federal agencies.