Shelton School District 309

Shelton School District 309, a local government school district based in Shelton, Washington, receives federal funding as a grant recipient for K-12 education programs, operating primarily as a sub-recipient of Washington State's Superintendent of Public Instruction (70% of recent awards) and as a direct prime recipient of Indian Education Formula Grants from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (30% of awards). The district also holds one $18,900 firm fixed-price purchase order with the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service Region 6 for land rental services through August 2025, its sole federal contract award.

The district's federal footprint centers on elementary and secondary education grant funding. As a direct prime recipient, Shelton School District 309 has received consecutive annual Indian Education Formula Grants (CFDA 84.060) from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education running from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2027, supporting academic instruction, cultural programming, teacher professional development, and targeted student support services for American Indian and Alaska Native students. As a sub-recipient, the district flows federal education funding routed through the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction across multiple programs: Special Education IDEA Part B (Sections 611 and 619), Title I Part A, Title IIA Supporting Effective Instruction, Title III English Language Acquisition, Student Support and Academic Enrichment, Education for Homeless Children and Youth, child nutrition reimbursement and administrative support, school improvement initiatives, and high-need individual safety net programs. The district received sub-awards consistently from September 2023 through January 2026, with concentration in child nutrition programs (twelve awards as of September 2024) and special education (five awards in 2024–2026).

Customer concentration aligns tightly with education and nutrition. The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 34 awards (49% of the 69 total), the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for 24 awards (35%), the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services for 8 awards (12%), and the Office of English Language Acquisition for 2 awards (3%). The combined potential value of $19,000 across all awards is minimal relative to obligated dollars ($22.1 million), a discrepancy reflecting that the source captures potential-value ceiling data inconsistently across different grant program types and historical awards. Award activity peaked in 2024 with 22 awards, declined to 10 in 2025, and shows 3 awards in 2026 year-to-date. No federal contract vehicles (GWACs, IDIQs, BPAs) populate the district's portfolio; the land rental purchase order stands alone. One award reaches ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure. The district's federal engagement is characteristic of a rural school district serving a Native American student population, anchored by formula grants and pass-through sub-recipient funding rather than federal procurement activity.