South Harney School District #33

South Harney School District #33, a rural public school district in Fields, Oregon, operates as a federal grant recipient under the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, receiving formula grants and pass-through funding as a sub-recipient from the Oregon Department of Education.

South Harney School District #33 is a state-controlled local government entity and educational institution structured as a child district under parent Frenchglen School District 16. The district does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles; all federal activity is grant-based. Across the past five years, the district has received 44 total federal awards, split between 20 prime grants (45%) and 24 sub-grant awards (55%). Recent annual award volume has contracted — four awards in 2024 and three in both 2025 and 2026 — from a baseline of five awards in 2023 and four in 2022. Combined federal dollars obligated across all awards total $597 thousand, indicating modest per-award magnitudes typical of small rural school operations.

The district's federal customer base concentrates entirely within the Department of Education. The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education funds the vast majority of activity through the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, a formula grant program under which the district has received prime grants awarded July 1 annually from 2022 through 2026, with awards completing September 30 of the following year. The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services accounts for 11 awards through sub-grant flows from the Oregon Department of Education, covering IDEA Part B programs (sections 611 and 619), special education preschool grants, and American Rescue Plan-funded initiatives (IDEA Part B 611 ARP, IDEA Part B 619 ARP, and ARP-ESSER). The district also receives sub-grants under the Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants program from the Oregon Department of Education. All sub-grant awards flow through Oregon Department of Education as the prime grantee; the district does not receive federal funding directly from OSERS or related federal special education programs.

One award completes within the next twenty-four months, representing minimal recompete exposure in that window. The district's federal footprint reflects operational grant funding for a small rural school serving early elementary and special education populations, with no vendor or procurement relationship and no federal contracting capability.