Okanogan Conservation District

Okanogan Conservation District, a local government entity headquartered in Okanogan, Washington, operates as a federal grant recipient in conservation, land management, and food-system work, with 80% of its recent federal award footprint as a prime recipient and 20% as a sub-recipient on grants administered by other entities. The district does not hold prime federal contracts or sit on government-wide contract vehicles.

Okanogan Conservation District's capability portfolio centers on farm-to-school program implementation, irrigation efficiency and instream-flow conservation for anadromous salmon, post-fire reforestation planning and outreach, and land management consulting. Recent representative work includes a $500,000 Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575) prime grant from the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, awarded May 1, 2026, with performance through June 30, 2028, to fund farm-to-school implementation initiatives in Okanogan, Washington. The district also serves as a sub-recipient on a post-fire reforestation and mitigation-planning grant under the Washington State Military Department, awarded July 24, 2026, and on an American Forests-led outreach and reforestation-planning sub-award, dated July 6, 2026. Earlier sub-recipient work includes a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant from January 2022 focused on high-resolution orthomosaic and thermal mapping to support irrigation efficiency improvements and instream flow conservation, targeting more than 6.6 million gallons of water savings annually in northcentral Washington.

The district serves nine distinct federal agencies across recent years, with the Department of Agriculture (Food and Nutrition Service, Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Rural Housing Service) accounting for the majority of awards. Activity is sparse and episodic — two awards in 2017, one in 2019, two in 2020, one in 2022, and three in 2026 — reflecting the intermittent nature of federal grant cycles in conservation and rural development. Combined potential value across all awards is $74 thousand, substantially offset by combined dollars obligated of $1.6 million, indicating that most recent awards remain in early-stage obligation phases. One award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months.