Union School District 5

Union School District 5, doing business as Union High School, is a U.S. local government entity and school district recipient of federal education grants, based in Union, Oregon. The district operates as both a direct recipient of federal grants from the Department of Education (30% of awards) and as a sub-recipient of pass-through grants from the Oregon Department of Education (70% of awards), with no federal contract prime or subcontract footprint.

Union High School's federal grant activity centers on K–12 education funding streams administered through the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. The district holds direct prime recipient status for the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (formula grant), with awards dated July 1 in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, each running through September 30 of the following year. As a sub-recipient, the district receives pass-through allocations from the Oregon Department of Education across five core federal grant programs: Title I Part A/D Basic Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants, Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B (611 and 619), and the Child Nutrition Program National School Lunch Plan. The district also received American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund (ARP-ESSER) sub-awards in 2023 and CNP NSLP equipment funding in 2022.

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education funds 56 of the district's 67 total awards, representing 100% of customer concentration across three distinct funding agencies. The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services provides an additional 10 awards, and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service contributes 1 award. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $8.4 million. Recent sub-award activity shows a recurring pattern: the Oregon Department of Education issued multiple pass-through awards in August 2026 (Title I, Supporting Effective Instruction, and Student Support and Academic Enrichment), February 2026 (Title I, Supporting Effective Instruction, and Student Support and Academic Enrichment), and October 2025 (IDEA Part B 611), with earlier years showing similar semi-annual or annual disbursement cycles. Award volume has declined from nine awards in 2022 to five in 2025, with seven awards recorded in 2026 through August. Only one award reaches ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, indicating limited near-term recompete exposure for the district's existing grant portfolio.