Medicine Lake School District #7

Medicine Lake School District #7, doing business as Medicine Lake High School, is a U.S. local government entity and school district based in Medicine Lake, Montana, that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The district does not hold federal contracts and operates entirely within the federal grant landscape, receiving 84% of its recent awards as a prime grant recipient and 16% as a sub-recipient flowing through the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

The district's federal grant footprint centers on two primary Department of Education programs. The Small, Rural School Achievement Program has funded the district through formula grants with annual cycles — awards in 2022, 2023, 2025, and 2026, with the most recent award (July 1, 2026) running through September 30, 2027. The Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003, anchors the bulk of the district's dollar volume through multi-year project grants awarded in November 2022, September 2023, December 2024, and October 2025, with completion dates ranging from 2028 to 2031. These awards provide federal support for school operations and capital needs in rural districts with limited local tax bases. As a sub-recipient, Medicine Lake receives pass-through grants from the Montana Office of Public Instruction under Title I A (Elementary and Secondary Education Act), the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) program (CFDA 84.425U), ESSER II (CFDA 84.425), and the School Nutrition Program (CFDA 10.555 from the Department of Agriculture).

Customer concentration is absolute — the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 42 of 45 total awards, with the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service representing the remaining 3. Across the full award history in the source (since 2006), the district has obligated $1.7 million in federal funding. Activity has remained flat to modest — 1 to 4 awards per year over the past five years — with only 1 award facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure. The district's federal footprint reflects its role as a beneficiary of rural education support programs rather than a federal contractor or service vendor; no contract vehicles, IDIQs, or task-order relationships are present in the award record.