Warner School District I 74

Warner School District I 74, doing business as Warner Public School, is a state-controlled public school district in Warner, Oklahoma, that receives federal grants as a recipient to support K-12 education and facility improvements serving approximately 850 students, the majority of whom are Native American enrolled members of the Cherokee Nation.

The district is a U.S. government entity—a state education institution without federal contract prime awards—that holds federal grants directly from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Energy. Warner Public School receives formula grants under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060) on a recurring annual basis; the district was awarded $116,528 for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, $116,334 for July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, $117,299 for July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, and $110,663 for July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. These formula grants support academic instruction, cultural programming focused on Native American languages, histories, and traditions, teacher professional development, and targeted student support services designed to help Indian students meet state performance standards. The district also holds Impact Aid (Title VII, Section 7003) project grants from the Department of Education, most recently awarded $166,185 on October 1, 2025, running through September 30, 2031, which provide financial assistance to replace local revenue lost due to federal property exemption from local property taxation; earlier Impact Aid awards were issued in October 2024 and November 2023. Additionally, Warner Public School received a Department of Energy Cooperative Agreement dated November 30, 2023, extending through September 30, 2026, to support community improvement and energy efficiency projects—specifically reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent and energy use index in classroom buildings by 50 percent through HVAC replacement and facility upgrades, while identifying local diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility subcontractors for participation in energy service company contracts.

The district acts as a sub-recipient of federal grant funding passed through the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Sub-awards received by Warner Public School include recurring reimbursements for school nutrition programs (six sub-awards between August 2024 and June 2026) and federal Title IV, Part A funding supporting school climate and safety initiatives. Federal funding totaling $19.5 million across 61 awards reflects the district's consistent enrollment in federal education and facility-improvement grant programs over the past two decades. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 45 of 61 awards; the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service places 13 sub-awards. Activity showed growth from 2022 through 2024 (two awards to eleven) with a decline in 2025 and 2026 (five and two awards respectively), consistent with the multi-year performance periods of Impact Aid and the Cooperative Agreement. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months.