Somis Union School District

Somis Union School District, operating as Somis Union Elementary School District Division, is a California public school district that receives federal grants as a recipient of formula and project grants from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and from the Environmental Protection Agency, with no role as a federal contractor or vendor. The district operates as a U.S. local government entity and does not hold federal contract vehicles or subcontracting relationships on the prime side; instead, it functions primarily as a sub-recipient of federal education and nutrition grants passed through the California Department of Education.

The district's federal footprint centers on education and environmental funding. As a prime grant recipient, Somis Union Elementary has received Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, with the 2026 award carrying an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027. The district also received a $417,281 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) awarded October 1, 2024, and completing October 31, 2026. That EPA grant funds the replacement of one diesel school bus with a zero-emission battery-electric bus, installation of one vehicle-to-grid capable level 3 direct-current fast charger, community outreach, and workforce development — with expected outcomes including 207.67 metric tons of CO2 emissions eliminated over the vehicle's 12-year lifespan.

As a sub-recipient, the district received eight grant sub-awards from the California Department of Education, spanning school lunch and breakfast service nutrition programs, English Language Acquisition instruction, Title I school improvement grants for high-poverty schools, and general student academic achievement grants. The sub-award timeline clusters heavily in 2026, with awards from August through September 2026, one in June 2026, one in September 2025, and one in October 2024. Across the full award portfolio, the district has obligated $1.1 million in combined federal dollars across thirteen awards since 2006, with seven awards arriving in 2026 alone, indicating recent increases in federal funding access. The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for seven awards (92% coverage), the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for three awards, and the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 accounts for one. One award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The district does not engage in federal contracting and functions exclusively as an education and nutrition services recipient within California's K–12 ecosystem.