Northern Humboldt Union High School District

Northern Humboldt Union High School District, located in McKinleyville, California, is a local government school district entity registered with the federal government since 2006 to receive federal grant awards. The district serves students in the Northern Humboldt region and has established itself as a significant recipient of U.S. Department of Education federal grants, demonstrating a strong capacity to manage complex, multi-year educational initiatives. Through its federal grant portfolio, the district provides comprehensive educational and mental health services designed to improve student achievement, particularly for high-need and American Indian and Alaska Native student populations in rural Northern California.

The district's federal grant work spans multiple priority areas and funding programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, as well as the SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services. In the area of mental health and student safety, the district has received substantial project grants including the Humboldt-Siskiyou Counties School Based Mental Health Program ($5.3 million), the Rural Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant ($3.7 million), the Redwood Coast Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant, and the Redwood Coast School Based Mental Health Project. For educational innovation and literacy improvement, the district administers the Literacy Plus initiative ($13.4 million, 2026-2030) and the Acorn Project ($4.96 million, 2023-2027), both funded under the Education Innovation and Research program to improve student achievement through evidence-based strategies and expanded tutoring access. The district also manages ongoing Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies and received funding for the Redwood Coast Native Youth Communities Project ($473,573) under the Indian Education program to support Native American student populations. Additionally, the district participates in the Humboldt County Mental Health Training Project, a collaborative five-year initiative awarded in 2021 by SAMHSA that partners with the Humboldt Independent Practice Association, county school districts, county children's mental health services, Two Feathers Native American Family Services, and the Yurok Tribe to provide evidence-based mental health screening, training, and clinical counseling services. The district also receives numerous sub-grants from the California Department of Education in areas including Title I services for high-poverty schools, well-rounded education initiatives, career and technical education, teacher quality improvement, COVID-19 pandemic response, rural education assistance, and the National School Lunch Program, reflecting its integrated approach to serving disadvantaged and rural student populations.