La Conner School District

La Conner School District, a U.S. local government entity based in La Conner, Washington, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient from the Department of Education and serves as a sub-recipient on pass-through grants from the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The district does not hold federal contracts or seats on contract vehicles; its federal footprint is entirely grant-based, with 67% of recent awards flowing through as sub-recipient allocations under state administration.

The district's prime grant portfolio centers on three Department of Education programs funded through the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education: the Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs (recurring annually since at least 2022, most recently awarded July 1, 2026, with completion June 30, 2027), the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (recurring awards July 2025 and July 2024), and the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (a $2.226 million project grant awarded October 1, 2025, running through September 30, 2031). The Impact Aid award reflects federal financial assistance to offset lost local tax base due to federally connected children—those living on federal property or with a parent employed on federal property or on active duty—and positions the district for sustained federal education funding through 2031.

Sub-recipient grants flow predominantly through the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the prime grantee across 21 sub-awards covering Title I Part A and Part C (Migrant), Special Education IDEA Part B, 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC), Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER III), and Child Nutrition Programs administered by the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The district also holds a sub-recipient allocation under the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program, reflecting systemic cyber-risk management funding to support SLTT governments. The child nutrition sub-awards recur monthly (September 2024 through September 2025 showed eight separate monthly allocations) and represent the highest-frequency sub-award stream.

Customer concentration is narrow: the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 26 of 49 total awards (53%), followed by the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service at 18 awards (37%), and the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services at 3 awards (6%). Combined, these three funding sources cover 96% of recent awards. Activity spiked sharply in 2023–2024 (12 awards in 2023 and 18 in 2024) and has moderated to 9 awards in 2025 and 2 in 2026 year-to-date. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating limited near-term recompete exposure for the district but also suggesting the Impact Aid award and other multi-year grants are sufficiently funded through their grant periods. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $6.9 million, a figure typical for a small rural school district serving Native American populations and federal-property-adjacent communities eligible for federal education supplements.