Multnomah County School Dist 1J

Multnomah County School Dist 1J, operating as Portland Public Schools, is a U.S. local government school district receiving federal grants as a prime recipient and sub-recipient across K–12 education, health, and nutrition programs. The district does not hold federal contracts. As the largest school district in Oregon, serving more than 44,000 students across 81 schools in Multnomah County's urban core, Portland Public Schools manages 57 prime federal grants (16% of recent awards) and receives 298 sub-awards from state pass-through grantees (84% of portfolio), with a combined obligated value of $617 million across 355 awards dating to 1991.

The district's prime-grant portfolio centers on Department of Education programs addressing student health, special education, and cultural competency. Recent prime awards include a $4.898 million project grant from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the School Safety National Activities program (CFDA 84.184) for advancing student mental health by increasing the number of school psychologists, running January through December 2026. The district also holds a $133,543 grant from the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.326) for the Oregon Deafblind Project, extending through September 2027. A $140,207 formula grant under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060) from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education funds activities addressing the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students, running through June 2027. The district also operates a five-year cooperative agreement through July 2029 with the Department of Health and Human Services National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion for Schools Advancing Youth Wellness (SAY Wellness), and a Drug-Free Communities New Coalition Project, the Healthy, Substance-Free Youth Coalition, funded through the Department of Health and Human Services National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, running through September 2029.

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward the Department of Education. The top five funding agencies account for 91% of awards, led by the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (128 awards) and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (123 awards), with the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (57 awards), the Department of Education Office of English Language Acquisition (9 awards), and the Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education (7 awards) rounding out the active set. The sub-award volume reflects the district's pass-through relationship with the Oregon Department of Education, which serves as the direct federal grantee on Title I, IDEA Part B and 619, English Language Acquisition, Supporting Effective Instruction, Student Support and Academic Enrichment, Career and Technical Education, Comprehensive Literacy, Education for Homeless Children and Youth, Migrant Education, and Child Nutrition Programs, with Portland Public Schools administering implementation at the school level. A single sub-award from Helen Keller Services on October 1, 2025, supports early identification and referral of DeafBlind children within the district.

Activity has fluctuated — 35 awards in 2022 rose to 75 in 2023, then declined to 55 in 2024 and 2025, with 20 awards recorded year to date in 2026. Five awards face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months and therefore face potential recompete or renewal. Performance is located in Portland, Oregon (97227), with the district's student population including significant numbers of underserved, culturally diverse, American Indian and Alaska Native, English language learner, and LGBTQ+ students.