Northern Valley Unified School District

Northern Valley Unified School District (Division 212, doing business as Northern Valley High School) is a U.S. local government school district based in Almena, Kansas that receives federal education and nutrition grants as a prime recipient and sub-recipient, with no federal contracting presence. The district operates as a public entity under CFDA programs administered by the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture.

The district's federal footprint centers on K–12 education and child nutrition funding. As a prime recipient, Northern Valley Unified has received annual formula grants under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), with awards in July 2022, July 2023, July 2024, July 2025, and July 2026; the most recent award runs through September 30, 2027. As a sub-recipient, Northern Valley Unified receives pass-through allocations from the Kansas State Department of Education, which acts as the federal grant prime. Block grant and Title I Low Income sub-awards from KSDE flow to the district across eighteen tranches spanning 2023 through 2026, with the most recent block grant sub-awards issued in July 2026. The district also holds fourteen awards from the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, consistent with federal child nutrition program participation.

Customer concentration is entirely within federal education and nutrition agencies. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 22 awards; the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 14 awards, representing 100% of the district's federal award footprint. The district operates 47% of its recent awards as a prime recipient and 53% as a sub-recipient, indicating reliance on state pass-through funding mechanisms from Kansas.

Activity has grown modestly — one award in 2022 to eight in 2026 — but the growth reflects the cyclical nature of formula-grant administration rather than competitive expansion. Total federal dollars obligated across all awards in the source data is $807 thousand. Only one award completes in the next twenty-four months (September 2025), limiting near-term recompete exposure. The district does not hold seats on federal contract vehicles (GWACs, BPAs, IDIQs) and does not operate as a federal contractor; its federal role is limited to grant administration and program operation within K–12 education and child nutrition.