Polaris School District 21

Polaris School District 21, located in Polaris, Montana, is a local government entity registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) since March 31, 2010, with current registration valid through December 7, 2025. As a school district serving a small, rural community, the organization is focused on providing elementary education services to students in the Polaris area. The district has consistently participated in federal grant programs, specifically targeting support for small and rural educational institutions through federal funding mechanisms.

The district has been a recipient of the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, a formula grant administered by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, for consecutive fiscal years from 2021 through 2025. This grant program provides critical financial support to small, rural school districts to enhance educational resources, infrastructure, and programming. Each annual grant award follows a consistent pattern, beginning on July 1 and concluding on September 30 of the subsequent year, with the most recent award dated July 1, 2025, and set to complete by September 30, 2026. While the specific detailed allocations are not provided, these formula grants are typically designed to help rural school districts address unique challenges related to educational delivery, potentially supporting areas such as technology integration, teacher professional development, curriculum enhancement, and basic operational needs specific to small, geographically isolated educational institutions.