North Lake School District

North Lake School District, a U.S. local government entity and public school district headquartered in Silver Lake, Oregon, receives federal education and nutrition funding as a prime recipient of formula grants and as a sub-recipient of pass-through awards from the Oregon Department of Education, operating entirely within the K–12 public education space with no federal contracting activity.

North Lake is a rural school district operating without federal contract vehicles or prime contract awards. Its federal footprint consists of 63 total awards spanning 2007 to present, with 30% as prime grants (19 awards) and 70% as sub-recipient awards (44 awards) flowing through Oregon's state education agency. The district draws federal funding from three distinct customer agencies: the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (51 awards, including direct prime formula grants), the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (11 awards), and the Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (1 award). This concentration reflects the statutory structure of K–12 federal education funding, where most program dollars pass through state departments before distribution to districts.

As a prime recipient, North Lake holds direct formula grant awards under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with successive annual grants on July 1 each year — awards made July 1, 2022, July 1, 2023, July 1, 2024, July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026, with ultimate completion dates running through September 30, 2027. These formula grants flow directly from the federal government to the district without state intermediation.

The bulk of North Lake's federal funding arrives as sub-awards from the Oregon Department of Education across multiple federal education programs. Sub-recipient awards cover Title I Part A/D Basic Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants, Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants, IDEA Part B 611 (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act grants for school-age special education), IDEA Part B 619 (preschool special education), the ARP Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund (pandemic recovery), and the Local Food for Schools Cooperative. The source data shows recurring annual or semi-annual sub-award cycles, with multiple awards per program year distributed between February and October. Recent sub-awards span August 2026 (three awards for Title I, Student Support and Academic Enrichment, and Supporting Effective Instruction programs) and include back-dated awards from 2021 onward.

Activity has remained modest and relatively flat — six awards in 2022, eight in 2023, five in 2024, five in 2025, and seven in 2026. Combined dollars obligated across all 63 awards total $2.9 million. Only one award reaches ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete pressure. North Lake operates as a recipient entity receiving and deploying federal K–12 education funding within its school district rather than as a vendor competing for federal contracts or serving as a subcontractor to prime federal awardees.