Montague School District

Montague School District Montague Elementary School Division, doing business as Montague Elementary, is a U.S. government entity and California public school district that receives federal grants as a prime recipient under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program and participates in federal child nutrition and education programs as a sub-recipient of grants flowing through the California Department of Education.

Montague Elementary operates exclusively in the federal grant space — not contracts — with no presence on contract vehicles or contract work. The organization holds prime recipient status on five consecutive annual formula grants from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, with awards issued July 1 each year from 2022 through 2026, running on twelve-month performance periods (July through September). These five grants represent 65% of the organization's total federal award footprint across the past two decades. As a sub-recipient, Montague Elementary participates in nine additional federal grants administered through the California Department of Education, including the National School Lunch Program and National School Breakfast Program (four sub-awards as of September 2026 for meal service support), the Improving Teacher Quality State Grants Program (one sub-award as of August 2026), the Preschool Development Grants Birth through Five program (one sub-award as of September 2025), the Child Care and Development Block Grant (one sub-award as of March 2023), and two sub-awards related to COVID-19 pandemic response and preparedness (both dated September 2022). The organization serves three distinct federal funding agencies: the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (20 awards, 77% of the portfolio), the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (4 awards), and the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (1 award). Combined dollars obligated across all 26 awards total $686 thousand. Award activity has accelerated in 2026 with six awards issued year-to-date compared to one award in 2024 and two in 2025. One award completes within the next twenty-four months, creating a recompete cycle beginning in late 2027 on the Small, Rural School Achievement Program grants. Montague Elementary's federal footprint reflects typical rural school district participation in USDA meal programs and Department of Education formula grants, with no current or historical presence in federal contract work or competitive procurement vehicles.