Lapwai School District #341

Lapwai School District #341, a U.S. local government entity and school district headquartered on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation in Lapwai, Idaho, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient in elementary and secondary education programs, with subordinate sub-grant receipts flowing through the Idaho State Board of Education. The district operates as a grant recipient only; it holds no federal contracts and is not a prime contractor or subcontractor on any procurement vehicles.

The district's grant portfolio centers on Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education programs designed to serve Native American students and rural schools. Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.060) form the recurring base of the funding stream, with annual awards around $106,000 to $109,000 supporting culturally tailored academic instruction, cultural programming, teacher professional development, and targeted student support services for American Indian and Alaska Native students representing 26 tribal affiliations. The Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041), which replaces lost local revenue where the federal government has acquired real property or where federally connected children exempt from local property taxation reside, accounts for multi-year project grants running five to six years; the most recent Impact Aid award, dated October 1, 2025, totals $2.951 million and runs through September 30, 2031. The Small, Rural School Achievement Program provides additional formula grant support on an annual cycle. Beyond education programming, Lapwai School District #341 received a project grant from the Community Oriented Policing Program (awarded October 1, 2023, completing September 30, 2026) to implement school violence prevention infrastructure — camera surveillance, school-wide communication systems, staff and law enforcement training, and behavioral health interventions in collaboration with the Nez Perce Tribe Law & Justice Department, Nimiipuu Health, and the City of Lapwai Fire Department.

Of 101 total awards in the source data, 68 (67%) are prime grants and 33 (33%) are sub-grants. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 80 awards; the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for 9 awards; the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, the broader Department of Education, and the Office of Postsecondary Education for 3 awards each. Sub-grant awards flow exclusively through the Idaho State Board of Education as prime grantee, covering Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Special Education Grants to States, Improving Teacher Quality State Grants, Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers, GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs), Child and Adult Care Food Program, National School Lunch Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, and Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. Combined dollars obligated across all awards reach $60.3 million. Award volume peaked at 19 in 2023, declined to 16 in 2024, and dropped to 3 in 2025 and 1 in 2026 — a profile consistent with the multi-year grant completion cycles visible in the source data rather than new-award growth. Only 2 awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, reflecting the backend-loaded expiration profile of the district's multi-year federal grant portfolio.