Nome Public Schools

Nome Public Schools (doing business as Nome Cities School), a U.S. local government school district located in Nome, Alaska, receives federal education and nutrition grants as a prime recipient from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and as a sub-recipient from the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, supporting culturally responsive instruction for Alaska Native and American Indian students and school meal programs.

Nome Public Schools operates primarily as a sub-recipient, with 93 of 144 recent awards (65%) flowing through the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development as the prime grantee. As a prime recipient, the district holds 51 awards (35%) concentrated in federal education formula grants and project grants. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education drives the prime award portfolio, accounting for 74 awards across the recipient base. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service represents the second-largest customer by award count, with 58 awards—the vast majority sub-awards channeled through Alaska Education and Early Development—supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Agricultural Marketing Service, and Office of Career Technical and Adult Education account for the remaining activity.

Prime grant work centers on Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.060), Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) special qualified agency (SQA) formula grants, and Impact Aid Program project grants under Title VII Section 7003. A representative award is the $189,941 Indian Education Formula Grant (CFDA 84.060) from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education dated July 1, 2026, running through June 30, 2027, supporting culturally responsive educational services, cultural programming, and professional development for teachers serving Alaska Native and American Indian students. An earlier $214,174 Indian Education Formula Grant covering July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 similarly funded academic instruction aligned with state performance standards, culturally relevant programming, and targeted student support. The district also received a $239,327 Indian Education Formula Grant (CFDA 84.060) for the period July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. Impact Aid project grants running through 2030 and 2031 support services addressing the unique needs of districts with significant federal property or Native American student populations. Sub-recipient work flows from the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development under the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Title I Basic Grants to LEAs, Title IIA Improving Teacher Quality State Grants, Title IV Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants, Special Education Title VIB LEA Grants, Career and Technical Education Basic Secondary Grants, Migrant Education Grants, and local food for schools cooperative initiatives, with awards distributed across 2022 through August 2026.

Activity has accelerated in recent years—eight awards in 2022 to 35 in 2024—before leveling to 31 in 2025 and 17 through August 2026. Combined dollars obligated across all 144 awards total $15.3 million. Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, reducing near-term recompete exposure. The National Endowment for the Arts also funded culturally-based professional development for teachers through a June 1, 2024 project grant running through May 31, 2025.