Yupiit School District

Yupiit School District, doing business as Reaa #23, is a U.S. local government entity and Alaska Native-serving institution based in Akiachak, Alaska, that operates as a federal grant recipient (36% of recent awards as prime recipient) and sub-recipient (64%) delivering K–12 education, culturally responsive instruction, career and technical education, and nutrition programs to Alaska Native students in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region.

The district's prime grant work centers on three Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) programs: the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.060), which funds culturally relevant academic instruction and teacher professional development addressing unique educational needs of Alaska Native students; the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041), a project grant providing $3.288 million over a five-year period (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030) to replace revenue lost when federal property exempt from local taxation reduces the local tax base; and the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) for Rural, Low-Income Schools (CFDA 84.358), a formula grant supporting operations at small, geographically isolated schools. Recent awards include $176,077 under Indian Education Grants (award date July 1, 2026, performance period through June 30, 2027), $187,136 under the same program for the prior year, and $191,245 for fiscal year 2024–25. The district has held Impact Aid awards continuously since January 2022, with the current five-year obligation representing the largest single award. As a sub-recipient, Yupiit receives pass-through funding from the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development across the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Title I Basic Grants to LEAs, Title IIA Improving Teacher Quality State Grants, Title IV Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants, Special Education Title VIB LEA Grants, Career and Technical Education Basic Secondary Grants, and state comprehensive literacy initiatives. The district also holds a sub-award from the State of Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development (awarded July 1, 2022) under the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) to develop a career and technical education pathway in outdoor power equipment repair and maintenance, targeting 11th–12th grade students in the transportation, distribution, and logistics career cluster.

Federal funding is concentrated with two agencies. The Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, accounts for 76 of 147 total awards across the source data window. The Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, accounts for 58 awards, primarily channeled as sub-awards through the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development for child nutrition programs. Together these two agencies account for 98% of recent awards. The Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, placed 5 awards; the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education, 4 awards; and the Agricultural Marketing Service, 1 award.

Award activity has grown sharply. The district recorded 10 awards in 2022, 9 in 2023, 31 in 2024, and 40 in 2025, with 16 awards recorded in 2026 year-to-date. Combined dollars obligated across all 147 awards total $97.2 million. Only two awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in that window; the Impact Aid Project Grant running through September 30, 2030, and the current-year Indian Education formula grants represent the largest active commitments. The district has maintained SAM.gov registration since 2005 and operates as an Alaskan Native-serving educational institution eligible for federal Indian education and rural education support programs regardless of Native student enrollment percentage or absolute thresholds that apply to other local educational agencies.