Starbuck School District 35

Starbuck School District 35, a rural public school district headquartered in Dayton, Washington, is a federal grant recipient operating as a prime grantee under the Department of Education's Small, Rural School Achievement Program and as a sub-recipient of special education and Title I funding from the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The district is a U.S. local government entity and does not hold federal contracts; all federal engagement flows through education grant programs.

Starbuck's federal footprint centers on two Department of Education offices: the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) funds the Small, Rural School Achievement Program via formula grants to the district directly, while the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) funding reaches the district as sub-awards flowing through the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The district holds five consecutive annual formula grants from OESE under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, with awards issued July 1 each year from 2022 through 2026, and ultimate completion dates ranging from September 30, 2023 through September 30, 2027. As a sub-recipient, the district has received three federal special-education and Title I sub-awards: IDEA-B Section 611 funding (April 11, 2024), Title I, Part A funding (November 26, 2024), and FP 267 Special Education IDEA Part B funding for fiscal year 2025–26 (April 24, 2026). Combined federal dollars obligated across all awards total $457 thousand, reflecting the modest scale characteristic of rural district K–12 operations. Activity is episodic rather than growth-oriented: one award in 2022, one in 2023, three in 2024, one in 2025, and two in 2026. The district faces one recompete event within the next twenty-four months — the ultimate completion of the formula grant awarded in July 2025, due September 30, 2026. The district does not appear in the federal contracting ecosystem as a vendor, contractor, or supplier of services to other federal entities; its relationship to the federal government is purely as a direct recipient and sub-recipient of K–12 education funding.