Seattle School District No 1

Seattle School District No 1, doing business as Seattle Public Schools, is a U.S. local government school district that receives federal grants as a prime recipient and as a sub-recipient from state pass-through agencies, primarily from the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture, with recent federal grant funding totaling $146 thousand in combined potential value across 146 awards since 2000.

Seattle Public Schools is the largest school district in Washington State, serving approximately 50,000 students across the city of Seattle and King County. The district operates as a prime grant recipient on formula and project grants and receives sub-grant allocations through the Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction, which is the primary conduit for federal education dollars flowing to local educational agencies. Recent prime grant activity focuses on education, student support, health, and arts programming; sub-grant funding flows predominantly through state administrative channels for special education (IDEA Parts B and 619), Title I remedial instruction, English language acquisition, student support services, child nutrition programs, and emergency relief funding.

The district's top funding sources by award count are the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (64 awards), the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (24 awards), and the National Endowment for the Arts (9 awards), which together account for 76% of all awards. The source shows the Department of Interior US Geological Survey and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration anchoring potential-value rankings, though the award count data indicates Education and Agriculture dominate the active footprint. Named prime grant examples include an Indian Education Formula Grant from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education ($138,914, award date July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027) supporting instruction and cultural programming for Native American students; a Cooperative Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion ($360,000 total project request, award date August 1, 2024, through July 31, 2029) for school-based surveillance and the What Works In Schools Program covering health education, mental health services, and safe school environments; a Cooperative Agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (award date August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027) for reducing ultra-processed foods in school meals through kitchen equipment investment, local sourcing, and student nutrition education; and multiple National Endowment for the Arts Project Grants supporting the Creative Advantage collective impact arts initiative.

Sub-recipient funding (42% of awards) flows primarily through the Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction for ESEA consolidated grants, special education allocations, child nutrition program reimbursement, and emergency safety net services, with secondary sub-award relationships to the University of Washington for elementary science teaching professional development. Activity peaked in 2024 with 31 awards and has moderated to 17 in 2025 and 3 recorded in 2026 year-to-date. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal near-term recompete exposure at the prime level.