Marysville Joint Unified School District

Marysville Joint Unified School District, doing business as Marysville Joint Unified School District Education, is a public school district based in Marysville, California, that operates as a federal grant recipient (26% of recent awards as prime recipient) and predominantly as a sub-recipient of federal education and nutrition grants (74% of awards). The district does not hold federal contracts; its federal footprint consists entirely of grants routed through the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, with most sub-award funding flowing from the California Department of Education and the California Department of Social Services as pass-through grantees.

The district's federal grant portfolio centers on education and child nutrition programs serving American Indian and Alaska Native students and low-income school children. As a prime recipient, Marysville has received five consecutive annual formula grants under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060) from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education: $295,297 (July 1, 2022–June 30, 2023), $288,080 (July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024), $305,924 (July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025), $319,792 (July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026), and $314,187 (July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027). These grants fund academic instruction, cultural programming, teacher professional development, and targeted student support services designed to help American Indian and Alaska Native students meet state performance standards while preserving cultural heritage, with no more than 5% of grant funds allocated to administrative costs.

As a sub-recipient, the district receives the majority of its federal funding through the California Department of Education, which passes down grants for school meal programs (National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and fresh fruit and vegetable initiatives), special education services, English language acquisition, career and technical education, teacher quality improvement, Title I supports for high-poverty schools, homeless youth education, and pandemic response funding. The district also receives sub-awards from the California Department of Social Services for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Award activity has accelerated sharply — one award in 2022 to twenty-eight in 2026 — reflecting the district's increasing participation in categorical education programs distributed through the state. Combined obligated dollars across all seventy-seven awards total $42.8 million. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for thirty-five awards and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for twenty-five awards, covering 92% of the award count. Only one award is scheduled for completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the near term.