Wolf Point School District 45 & 45A

Wolf Point School District 45 & 45A, doing business as Wolf Point Elementary School District, is a U.S. local government school district operating as a federal grant recipient in rural Wolf Point, Montana, serving a predominantly Native American student population through K–12 educational programs funded by the Department of Education. The district does not hold federal contracts or IDVs; it operates exclusively as a grant recipient (76% of awards) and as a sub-recipient on pass-through grants from the Montana Office of Public Instruction (24% of awards).

The district's federal footprint is concentrated entirely within the Department of Education, with 49 of 54 total awards flowing from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, three from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, and two from the Department of Education broadly. The district has received direct formula grants under two primary vehicles: the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060) and the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041). The Indian Education program provides annual formula grants (most recently $146,299 as of July 1, 2026, covering July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027) to support culturally appropriate instruction, curriculum development, teacher professional development, and student support services for American Indian and Alaska Native students. The Impact Aid program delivers larger, longer-term project grants; the most recent award, obligated October 1, 2025, totals $2.906917 million and runs through September 30, 2031, supporting comprehensive K–12 educational services including academic instruction, cultural programming, special education, English language learning, school nutrition, and career and technical education. The district has received Indian Education formula grants annually since at least 2022 (ranging from $154,582 to $175,321 per year) and Impact Aid project grants in multi-year cycles since at least 2023.

As a sub-recipient, the district receives pass-through funding from the Montana Office of Public Instruction under Title I, Part A (CFDA 84.010), IDEA Part B special education (CFDA 84.027), Emergency Assistance to Schools (ESSER I, II, and III under CFDAs 84.425 and 84.425U), and Title IV (CFDA 84.424), with sub-awards dated as recently as October 31, 2025. Combined federal dollars obligated across all awards total $66.8 million. Activity has remained steady, with three to six awards annually over the past five years; only one award is scheduled to complete within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in that window. The district operates Wolf Point Elementary School District as a named subsidiary, serving the Wolf Point region as the primary educational services provider for federally connected and Native American students in rural Montana.