Branson Reorginized School District 82

Branson Reorganized School District 82, doing business as Branson School, is a U.S. government entity and rural Colorado school district that acts as a federal grant recipient under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program administered by the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The district receives 29% of its federal awards as a prime grant recipient and operates as a sub-recipient on 71% of its federal funding, sourced primarily through the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service and the Department of Education.

The district's federal grant footprint concentrates on K-12 education support and nutrition assistance. As a prime recipient, Branson School has received five consecutive annual formula grants under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (CFDA 84.358) from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with awards dated July 1 for fiscal years 2022 through 2026, each running through September 30 of the following year. The most recent prime award was issued July 1, 2026, with ultimate completion September 30, 2027. In its sub-recipient role, the district receives the majority of its federal support through pass-through awards from the Board of Education Colorado, including recurring allocations under Title IA, Title II, and Title IV programs as well as substantial nutrition funding under the Child Nutrition Block Grant and Child Nutrition Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Nutrition-related sub-awards constitute the highest volume of recent activity, with monthly allocations appearing throughout 2024, 2025, and 2026. The district also receives Summer EBT sub-awards from the Colorado Board of Education, dated May 9, 2024 and September 25, 2024.

The district's federal customer base is narrow and stable. Two agencies account for 96% of awards: the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (36 awards) and the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (30 awards), with a single Rural Housing Service sub-award. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $1.4 million. Activity has grown from one award in 2022 to twenty-three in 2025, then moderated to eleven in the year-to-date 2026 period. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in that window. Branson School's federal funding profile reflects a typical rural school district reliance on formula-based education and nutrition assistance programs distributed through state and local education agency pass-through arrangements rather than direct federal contracting.