North Gem School District 149

North Gem School District 149, doing business as North Gem JR High School, is a U.S. local government entity and school district located in Bancroft, Idaho that operates as a federal grant recipient, receiving education and nutrition funding from the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The district functions primarily as a pass-through recipient of federal formula grants and sub-recipient of state-administered education programs, with no prime contracts and no contracted services delivery to federal agencies.

The district's federal footprint is entirely grant-based. As a prime recipient, North Gem School District 149 holds five consecutive annual awards under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (SRSA) administered by the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with awards dated July 1, 2022 through July 1, 2026 and ultimate completion dates running through September 30, 2027. The most recent SRSA award was issued July 1, 2026 and runs through September 30, 2027. As a sub-recipient, the district receives pass-through funding from the Idaho State Board of Education under federal grant programs including Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Special Education Grants to States, the National School Lunch Program, and the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, with sub-awards dated from August 2022 through December 2024.

The district's customer concentration is dominated by the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, which accounts for 24 of 35 total awards across the five-year window. The Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service provides seven awards, and the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services provides four awards. Combined dollars obligated across all awards (prime and sub) total $535 thousand across the portfolio. Annual activity has declined since 2023, with seven awards each in 2022 and 2023, five in 2024, one in 2025, and one in 2026. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, reflecting the cyclical nature of education formula grants and low recompete pressure in the near term.