Lincoln County School District

Lincoln County School District, a U.S. local government school district headquartered in Newport, Oregon, operates as a recipient of federal education grants under multiple Department of Education programs and serves as a sub-recipient of pass-through funding from the Oregon Department of Education and Oregon State University. The district does not hold federal contracts or parent contract vehicles; its federal footprint consists entirely of grant awards and grant sub-awards.

Lincoln County School District serves approximately 5,200 students and receives direct formula grants from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060). The district holds five consecutive annual direct prime grants under this program: $131,151 awarded July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027; $118,497 for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026; $122,697 for the period July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024; and additional awards in prior fiscal years. These grants fund supplemental instructional programs, cultural education, teacher professional development, and targeted support services designed to address the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students, with administrative costs capped at 5% and performance measured against student achievement in reading and math, high school graduation rates, and culturally responsive educational activities.

The overwhelming majority of the district's federal activity—174 of 197 total awards (88%)—flows through sub-awards from pass-through grantees, primarily the Oregon Department of Education. The district receives sub-awards under Title I Part A/D Basic Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants, IDEA Part B (611 and 619 preschool), Student Support and Academic Enrichment, 21st Century Learning Centers, English Language Acquisition, Child Nutrition Program fresh fruit and vegetable provisions, Education for Homeless Children and Youth, and federal emergency relief funding (American Rescue Plan ESSER). The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 55 awards, largely concentrated in Child Nutrition Program sub-awards passed through the Oregon Department of Education. The district also receives sub-awards from Oregon State University under the Oregon GEAR UP program (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) targeting college readiness, and a single sub-award from the Oregon Military Department for wildfire mitigation activities protecting school facilities.

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education dominates the funding landscape with 98 awards across all categories (prime and sub), concentrated in Title I, special education (IDEA), student support enrichment, and English language acquisition. The combined obligated dollars across all 197 awards total $55.6 million since the first award in 2007, with recent annual activity averaging 16 to 39 awards per year over the past five years—39 awards in 2023 followed by 33 in 2024 and 32 in 2025. Only one award is scheduled to reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure. The district's grant portfolio reflects a typical K–12 public school district operating under federal education entitlements and formula programs, with no commercial vendor footprint and no competitive contracting activity.