Trona Joint Unified School District

Trona Joint Unified School District, doing business as Trona Elementary School, is a non-profit public school district in Trona, California that receives federal education and nutrition grants as a prime recipient and sub-recipient. The district operates exclusively in the K–12 education space with no prime contract awards; its federal footprint consists entirely of education grants and nutrition assistance sub-awards flowing from the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

As a prime recipient, the district holds five annual formula grants under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (CFDA 84.358) issued by the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with awards dated July 1 in each of the past five years (2022 through 2026), running on a fiscal-year cycle with September 30 ultimate completion dates. These grants support small and rural school districts in meeting academic standards and improving student achievement. The district also operates as a sub-recipient on thirteen education and nutrition sub-awards flowing from the California Department of Education, the state-level prime grantee. Those sub-awards cover school breakfast and lunch services (National School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program), fresh fruit and vegetable distribution (Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program), English language acquisition support, and Title I academic improvement initiatives targeting high-poverty schools and at-risk students. Sub-award dates cluster in mid-2026 (eight awards issued between June 30 and September 30, 2026), with one dating to September 2025 and one to October 2024.

The district's customer concentration is dominated by education and agriculture nutrition accounts. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education represents ten awards; the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service represents eight awards; and the Department of Education Office of English Language Acquisition represents one award, accounting for 95% of all awards. Combined dollars obligated across all twenty awards total $523 thousand, reflecting the modest scale typical of rural school district operations. One award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure. The district competes entirely under federal education and nutrition grant programs; it does not hold contract vehicles, IDIQs, or BPA positions and does not operate in the federal contractor services space.