Renton School District 403

Renton School District 403, a U.S. local government school district headquartered in Renton, Washington, operates as a federal grant recipient and sub-recipient, delivering K–12 education and student support services funded through Department of Education and Department of Agriculture grant programs. The district does not hold federal contracts or compete as a prime contractor; its federal footprint consists entirely of formula grants and sub-awards flowing through state education agencies and higher-education institutions.

The district's federal activity centers on education and nutrition programming. As a prime recipient, Renton School District 403 holds five Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with the most recent award dated July 1, 2026 and an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2027. The district also acts as a sub-recipient on a much larger portfolio: 65 of its 85 total awards are sub-awards, 98% of which flow from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service. Representative sub-awards include multiple ESEA Consolidated Grant applications (2024–2026) from the Superintendent of Public Instruction, child nutrition reimbursement and administrative support awards (recurring monthly September 2023–September 2026), IDEA Part B Special Education grants (2024–2025), McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth grants (2025–2026), 21st Century Community Learning Centers sub-awards, and Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER III) pandemic recovery funds. The district also participates as a sub-recipient in University of Washington GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) partnerships, with sub-awards dated March 2025 and October 2025.

Award activity grew substantially from 2022 to 2024 (two awards in 2022, sixteen in 2023, twenty-five in 2024), before moderating to twenty awards in 2025 and seven through mid-2026. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $54.9 million. Only one award carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the immediate pipeline. The district's federal relationships are concentrated with the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (42 awards), the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (27 awards), and the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (9 awards), accounting for 98% of all awards. These are pass-through formula and categorical entitlements typical of public school districts, not competitive procurements; Renton School District 403 operates as a recipient of federal K–12 education funding rather than as a federal contractor or vendor.