Nespelem School District 14

Nespelem School District 14, doing business as Nespelem Elementary School, is a U.S. local government entity and school district located in Nespelem, Washington, that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient from the Department of Education and serves as a sub-recipient on state-administered education and nutrition programs. The district operates exclusively in the grant space with no federal contract vehicles; it holds 67% of its awards as a prime grant recipient and 33% as a sub-recipient flowing through the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

The district's federal funding portfolio centers on elementary and secondary education support for Native American students on or near Indian lands in central Washington. Recent prime grant awards include a $2.658 million Impact Aid (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003) project grant from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (award date October 1, 2025, performance through September 30, 2031) that funds educational services for federally connected children; an Indian Education Formula Grant to Local Educational Agencies from the same office (award date July 1, 2026, performance through June 30, 2027); and a Community Oriented Policing Program project grant (award date October 1, 2025, completion September 30, 2028) designated for school violence prevention and security improvements under evidence-based school safety programs and technology. The district also received prior Impact Aid awards in 2023, 2024, and 2024 with multi-year performance periods extending through 2029 and 2030.

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education dominates the district's customer concentration, accounting for 64 of 87 total awards across the portfolio. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service places 17 awards, reflecting the district's participation in child nutrition programs; the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services places 4 awards; and the Community Oriented Policing Program and a general Department of Education line each contribute 1 award. All five distinct customer agencies are education or child-welfare focused.

In its sub-recipient role, Nespelem School District receives flow-through funding from the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction across multiple federal programs and education initiatives. Sub-awards span Special Education IDEA Part B (Formula Part B, Section 611), Title I Part A and Title I Part C Migrant programs, ESEA Consolidated Grants, ESSER Mastery-based Learning, child nutrition program reimbursement and administrative support, and OSSI (Optional State Supplemental Information) school improvement support. The most recent sub-awards (dated October 2025 and later) include special education, ESEA consolidated grants, and child nutrition reimbursement.

Activity has grown materially over the past three years—two awards in 2022, eleven in 2023, and seventeen in 2024—before moderating to nine awards in 2025 and one award recorded year-to-date in 2026. Combined dollars obligated across all awards in the portfolio total $33.8 million. Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. The district's grant footprint is stable and recurring, anchored to education support formulas and state pass-through mechanisms for Native American education and child nutrition.