Uintah River High School

Uintah River High School, a U.S. government entity and tribally owned educational institution located in Fort Duchesne, Utah, acts as a federal grant recipient, receiving formula grants and project grants from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The school does not hold federal contracts and does not serve as a prime contractor; 75% of its federal award activity consists of sub-recipient grants flowing through the Utah State Board of Education, primarily for school meals programs and special education funding.

Uintah River High School's federal footprint centers on Impact Aid Program awards under Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041), which provides financial assistance to school districts serving federally connected children. The school has received five consecutive Impact Aid Project Grant awards as a prime recipient, including a $800,535 award dated October 1, 2025, running through September 30, 2031, and earlier awards in February 2023, October 2023, December 2024, and July 2026. These awards recognize the school's role serving primarily Native American students on or adjacent to federal property, where at least three percent of average daily attendance qualifies as federally connected under Section 7003. The school also holds a Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grant as a prime recipient, awarded July 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2027.

Sub-recipient activity is substantially larger in volume. The Utah State Board of Education channels 82 federal sub-awards to Uintah River High School, the majority flowing from the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (68 awards) for child and adult day care program meals, school breakfast and lunch programs, and cash-in-lieu payments. The remainder derives from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (6 sub-awards) and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (6 sub-awards), funding IDEA Flow-Through Formula grants, Title IA funding, Title IIA Supporting Effective Instruction, and American Rescue Plan accelerated learning and special education initiatives. Sub-award activity accelerated in 2024 and 2025, with 43 awards in 2024 and 30 in 2025, driven by monthly meal-program distributions. Combined dollars obligated across all federal awards total $8.2 million. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure.