Snow College

Snow College, a state-controlled institution of higher learning based in Ephraim, Utah, operates as a federal grant recipient and occasional contract performer, delivering workforce development, student support services, and facility access to the U.S. Department of Education, the Department of Agriculture, and related state pass-through grantor agencies. The college competes in full-and-open procurements without set-aside designations.

Snow College's federal footprint centers on educational and economic development grants rather than commercial contracting. The college holds three prime federal grants: a $422,094 TRIO Student Support Services Project Grant (CFDA 84.042) from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education running through August 2026, focused on retention and completion services for low-income, first-generation, and disabled students at the Ephraim campus; an Upward Bound Project Grant from the same office running through August 2027; and a $3 million Economic Adjustment Assistance Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded in August 2022 for construction of an Agricultural Center in Ephraim housing an indoor arena and two classroom wings for workforce training in innovative agriculture and entrepreneurship targeting displaced coal-industry workers. The college also holds two small Forest Service purchase orders for land rental — a $32,775 firm fixed-price contract for Monroe Canyon property (awarded July 2025, completed September 2025) and a two-hundred-dollar contract for WIDEMOUTH property (awarded August 2026, completing August 2026).

Snow College's sub-recipient footprint dominates its federal activity by count: 38 of 62 total awards (61%) are grant sub-awards flowing through state intermediaries and other institutions. The Utah State Board of Education serves as the primary pass-through, channeling Child and Adult Day Care Program Meals and Cash in Lieu funding, Career and Technical Education formula funds, and CTE Leadership Development grants on a recurring monthly or quarterly basis throughout 2023–2025. The college also receives sub-awards from the University of Utah for NASA Space Grant Consortium participation (STEM fellowship opportunities) and indoor air-quality improvement research in underserved communities; from Southern Utah University as part of a three-institution higher education consortium (FutureReady Utah Worksite Ecosystem Project) delivering technical assistance and stackable microcredentials in cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing, engineering, aviation, healthcare, and other fields; from World Learning Inc. for the Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students (IDEAS) Program under Department of State sponsorship; and from the State of Utah Department of Environmental Quality for wildfire preparedness and air pollution monitoring in rural communities.

Customer concentration reflects the educational mission. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 22 awards (all sub-awards through the Utah State Board of Education), the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education holds 12 awards (mix of prime grants and sub-awards), and the Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education and Office of Elementary and Secondary Education account for 6 combined awards, covering 68% of recent activity by count. Combined obligated dollars total $38.4 million against $45 thousand in stated potential value across the portfolio, a sign that the source's "potential value" field captures sub-award funding mechanisms that have largely already vested. One award completes in the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure. Snow College's role in the federal ecosystem is that of a regional educational institution providing STEM workforce development, student support services, and facility access to support rural economic recovery and K–12 and postsecondary program delivery in Utah's Intermountain region.