MT Adams School District

MT Adams School District #209, a not-for-profit public school district based in White Swan, Washington, operates as a federal grant recipient serving a rural community with significant Native American enrollment and federal land presence. The district receives direct federal education and public-safety grants as a prime recipient (45% of recent awards) and participates in federal programs as a sub-recipient of state and university pass-through grants (55% of recent awards), with no federal contracting footprint.

The district's funding concentration centers on the Department of Education. The top five federal agencies account for 93% of recent awards, dominated by the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (56 awards), followed distantly by the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (21 awards), the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education (8 awards), the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (4 awards), and the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2 awards). Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $79.4 million.

MT Adams School District's prime grant portfolio focuses on Indian education and school safety. The district received a $186,309 Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.060) formula grant from the Department of Education for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, supporting culturally appropriate instruction and professional development for Native American students. A larger anchor award—$5.492 million under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041)—runs through September 30, 2031 and compensates the district for reduced local tax base where federally connected children live on federal property or Indian lands. The district also received a $260,939 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program (CFDA 16.710) for a School Violence Prevention Program spanning October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027. Annual Indian Education formula grants from the Department of Education total approximately $186,000 to $203,000 per award cycle and have been awarded consistently from 2022 through 2026.

As a sub-recipient, MT Adams School District participates in federal programs pass-through from the Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction and the University of Washington. Sub-awards flowing through the Superintendent of Public Instruction fund Title I services, special education (IDEA Part B), English language acquisition, McKinney-Vento homeless youth services, child nutrition programs, and school improvement initiatives. The district also receives sub-awards from the University of Washington for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP, CFDA 84.334A) and the Rural Initiative in STEM Education and Undergraduate Preparation partnership. Sub-award activity has grown from 3 awards in 2022 to 28 in 2024, with 14 sub-awards in 2025 and 8 through early October 2026. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete risk in the near term.