Trinity Alps Unified School District

Trinity Alps Unified School District, doing business as Trinity HS And Alpsview Continuation School, is a U.S. local government school district based in Weaverville, California, that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient and sub-recipient for K–12 education and nutrition assistance programs through the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service.

Trinity Alps operates exclusively as a grant recipient; it holds no federal contracts or contract vehicle seats. The district receives formula grants and project grants directly from the federal government and receives sub-grant awards flowing from the California Department of Education, which serves as the prime grantee on pass-through programs. Trinity Alps' prime grant portfolio centers on three recurring federal programs: Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs (Local Educational Agencies), the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, and a project grant for mental health professional training and education within a three-county consortium. The district's sub-grant footprint tracks nutrition assistance (school breakfast and lunch programs), career and technical education, teacher quality improvement, Title I support for high-poverty schools, special education services for young children with disabilities, and pandemic-response funding routed through California Department of Education as intermediary.

The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 31 of 44 total awards (95% of award count coverage), with the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service contributing 7 awards. The district also received sub-awards for career and technical education and special education services. Activity has accelerated in 2026, with 13 awards received year to date compared to 2–5 awards in each of the prior four years. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $3.4 million, substantially exceeding the nominal combined potential value of $4 thousand that appears in the source — a signal that the awards are formula-based allocations with actual spending far exceeding the listed potential ceiling.

Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure for the district. Trinity Alps' federal footprint reflects a typical rural school district's reliance on federal formula grants for Indian education support and rural school improvement, supplemented by nutrition and special education pass-throughs from the state education agency.