West Yellowstone School

West Yellowstone School, doing business as West Yellowstone Secondary School, is a U.S. local government entity and school district located in West Yellowstone, Montana that receives federal education and nutrition grants as a prime recipient and as a sub-recipient flowing through the Montana Office of Public Instruction. The district operates as a government entity, not a contractor, and holds no federal contract vehicles; its entire federal footprint consists of grant funding under education and child nutrition programs.

The district's federal activity concentrates exclusively in two agencies over the past five years. The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education is the primary grantor, accounting for 30 of 37 total awards, all as prime recipient under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (a formula grant renewed annually from 2022 through 2027). The Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service is the secondary grantor, providing 7 awards split between prime and sub-recipient status. The two agencies represent 100% of the district's federal funding footprint.

As prime recipient, West Yellowstone School receives Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants from the Department of Education on an annual basis — most recent awards on July 1, 2026 (ultimate completion September 30, 2027), July 1, 2025 (ultimate completion September 30, 2026), July 1, 2024 (ultimate completion September 30, 2025), July 1, 2023 (ultimate completion September 30, 2024), and July 1, 2022 (ultimate completion September 30, 2023). As sub-recipient, the district receives pass-through funding from the Montana Office of Public Instruction under Title I Part A (CFDA 84.010), School Nutrition (CFDA 10.555), American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief grants (CFDA 84.425U and 84.425), and earlier ESSER tranches (CFDA 84.425). Sub-awards flow from the state education agency on a recurring basis, with recent sub-awards dated March 2026, September 2025, May 2025, February 2025, and July 2024.

Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $2.1 million over the source's full data window. Activity has remained flat at four awards per year through 2025, with only two awards recorded to date in 2026. One award reaches ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure. The district splits its role between prime recipient (57% of awards) and sub-recipient (43% of awards), with the bulk of its work concentrated in Title I supplemental instruction and child nutrition programming under state agency pass-through rather than direct federal contracting relationships.