Wellpinit School District 49

Wellpinit School District 49, a local government school district based in Wellpinit, Washington, receives federal education grants as a prime recipient from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) and participates as a sub-recipient in pass-through grants from Washington State's Superintendent of Public Instruction. The district does not hold federal contracts; its federal engagement is entirely grant-based.

Wellpinit School District 49 serves a predominantly Native American K-12 student population and receives recurring formula grants and multi-year project grants tied to that mission. Prime federal awards center on three named programs: Impact Aid Program Title VII Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041), which compensates school districts for lost local property tax revenue from federal lands; Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.060), which funds culturally responsive academic instruction and targeted support services; and the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, a formula grant for rural districts. Representative prime awards include a $4.094 million Impact Aid project grant awarded October 1, 2025, with performance through September 30, 2031, and a $105,158 Indian Education formula grant awarded July 1, 2024, for the period through June 30, 2025. The district also received a project grant for the Wellpinit School District Native Youth Community Project, awarded October 1, 2022, running through September 30, 2027.

The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education dominates the district's federal engagement, providing 67 of 93 total awards (72% of activity). The Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service contributes 21 awards, primarily child nutrition program reimbursements and administrative support flowing through the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services accounts for 3 awards. Across 93 awards, prime recipients comprise 63 (68%) and sub-recipients comprise 30 (32%). The district's sub-recipient engagement includes pass-through grants from the Superintendent of Public Instruction for Title I Part A, Special Education IDEA Part B Section 611, Online School of Instruction (OSSI), and recurring child nutrition program reimbursements. Recent sub-awards (2023–2025) show eight separate child nutrition pass-throughs and two OSSI grants, each drawing from the state's federal pool. Combined potential value across all awards stands at $934 thousand, though combined dollars obligated reach $68.2 million, reflecting the district's status as a long-standing federal education grant recipient spanning two decades. Annual award volume peaked at 17 in 2024, with three awards carrying ultimate completion dates inside the next twenty-four months.