Park County Special Educational Cooperative

Park County Special Educational Cooperative, a Montana-based school district and local government entity, serves as a sub-recipient of federal special education grant funding from the Department of Education, receiving pass-through awards from the Montana Office of Public Instruction under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B program (CFDA 84.027).

The cooperative operates exclusively in a sub-recipient capacity, with no prime contracting vehicles or prime grant awards in the source data. Across three sub-grant awards spanning 2023 to 2025, Park County has received $400 thousand in obligated dollars, with one award issued annually: July 1, 2023; July 1, 2024; and October 31, 2025. The Montana Office of Public Instruction is the sole funding agency and direct grant recipient, passing IDEA Part B allocations downstream to Park County for special education service delivery.

Park County's federal footprint reflects typical school-district grant structure — direct relationship with a single state education agency (Montana Office of Public Instruction) functioning as the federal grant recipient, with the cooperative administering IDEA Part B services at the sub-recipient level. The consistent annual sub-award cycle and modest obligated-dollar magnitude ($400 thousand total across three years) indicate routine, recurring pass-through funding rather than competitive procurement activity. The cooperative does not hold or compete on IDIQs, BPAs, GWACs, or federal contracts; its federal engagement is limited to special education grant administration under state-administered federal programs.