South Kitsap School District 402

South Kitsap School District 402, a public K–12 school district based in Port Orchard, Washington, operates as a federal grant recipient providing K–12 education and STEM programming, with a balanced split between prime federal grant awards (51% of recent awards) and sub-recipient federal grant funding (49%), primarily from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The district's customer concentration is heavily weighted toward education funding. The top five federal agencies account for 93% of recent awards, led by the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (49 awards), followed by the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (23 awards), the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (9 awards), the Department of Defense Education Activity (6 awards), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center (4 awards). The district has served ten distinct federal agencies over the source period.

As a prime recipient, South Kitsap School District 402 holds recent federal grant awards under two main programs. The district received a $299,543 Impact Aid (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003) project grant from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, awarded October 1, 2025, running through September 30, 2031, to replace revenue lost due to federally connected children and dependents of active-duty service members in the district, with annual formula-based payments prorated if appropriations prove insufficient. The district also received a $1,077,000 project grant from the Department of Education for the STEM Ecosystems Pathways initiative (CFDA 84.215), awarded September 1, 2023, running through August 31, 2025, supporting literacy skills, STEM education, and community engagement programming for students from birth through twelfth grade. Additionally, the district holds recurring Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with awards issued July 1 each fiscal year.

As a sub-recipient, South Kitsap School District 402 receives the majority of its federal funding flow through Washington State's Superintendent of Public Instruction, including reimbursement and administrative support for Child Nutrition Programs (recurring awards beginning August 2023), special education funding under IDEA Part B (Sections 611 and 619), Title I Part A basic support, Title II-A (Supporting Effective Instruction), Title III (English Language Acquisition), and Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants. The district also participates as a sub-recipient in two NASA-focused STEM initiatives: the Northwest Earth and Space Science Pathways (NESSP) program administered through Central Washington University (awards December 2022, December 2023, May 2025) and the Northern Olympic Peninsula Workforce Center (NOPRC) Workforce Development project administered through Peninsula College (April 2025), both targeting underserved and underrepresented communities in the Pacific Northwest through hands-on STEM outreach, professional development, and career pathway development in marine technology and natural resources.

The district has accrued $35.4 million in combined federal obligation dollars across 98 awards (prime and sub combined) since 2006. Award volume has grown from four awards in 2022 to a peak of twenty in 2024, with eleven awards in 2025 and five awards in 2026 to date. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating a stable grant portfolio with minimal immediate recompete cliff exposure. Activity is concentrated in formula grants and pass-through funding from state and higher-education intermediaries rather than direct procurement or contract vehicles.