Wallowa School District 12

Wallowa School District 12, a public K–12 school district in Wallowa, Oregon, receives federal education funding as a prime grant recipient and sub-recipient under the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with the majority of its federal footprint routed through the Oregon Department of Education as the pass-through grantee.

The district operates exclusively in the federal grant space, holding no federal contracts. As a U.S. local government entity and public school district, Wallowa is structurally ineligible for federal contract vehicles and instead participates in formula grants and sub-grants administered through state education agencies. The district is a prime recipient of Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with annual awards issued each July through September 30 completion cycles. The district also receives sub-grant allocations from the Oregon Department of Education across multiple federal education programs, including Title I Part A/D Basic Grants to LEAs, Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants, Student Support and Academic Enrichment, IDEA Part B 611 (special education), ARP-ESSER (COVID relief), and Child Nutrition Program (NSLP Equipment) awards.

Over the past five years, the district has received 56 total awards (prime and sub-combined) totaling $2.3 million in combined obligations. The portfolio is heavily weighted toward sub-grant awards (62% of all awards, 35 of 56), flowing through the Oregon Department of Education as the state pass-through entity. Prime awards account for 38% of the portfolio (21 awards), all formula grants from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. Customer concentration is concentrated; the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education alone represents 51 of 56 awards (91% coverage), with the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, the USDA Rural Housing Service, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, and EPA Region 10 representing single or paired awards. Annual award velocity has remained modest and stable, averaging 6 awards per year from 2022 through 2025, with a slight uptick to 7 awards in 2026. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the near term. The district's federal footprint reflects typical K–12 public school participation in federal education entitlements and categorical grant programs rather than federal contracting activity.