Blochman Union School District

Blochman Union School District, doing business as Benjamin Foxen Elementary School, is a U.S. local government entity and school district headquartered in Santa Maria, California, that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service, with no prime federal contracting activity.

The district operates as a grant recipient (71% of recent awards) and sub-recipient (29%) across twenty-eight federal awards since 2007, with a combined obligation of $686 thousand. Its primary funding source is the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, which accounts for twenty-one awards spanning the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (SRSA), a formula grant program that awards the district annually on July 1 with ultimate completion dates in September of the following year. The district has received SRSA awards in each of the past five years (2022 through 2026), with the most recent award issued July 1, 2026, for completion by September 30, 2027. The Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service funds six awards, all sub-awards flowing through the California Department of Education, supporting school breakfast and lunch service programs and teacher quality initiatives. Sub-award activity has concentrated in 2025–2026, with eight sub-awards issued in the past year alone.

The district's activity has accelerated sharply in the past two years — one award per year in 2022–2024, then two awards in 2025 and eight in 2026 — though the recompete cliff presents minimal exposure: only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The distinction between prime and sub-recipient roles reflects the district's posture as a direct SRSA recipient (formula grant) and downstream participant in California's nutrition and education initiative sub-awards. The district does not hold seats on federal contract vehicles or compete for contracts; its federal engagement is limited to formula-grant participation and pass-through funding for school nutrition and academic achievement programs administered through California's Department of Education.