Clay County School District 2

Clay County School District 2, doing business as Sutton Public School District 2, is a rural Nebraska school district that receives federal education and nutrition grants as a prime recipient (43% of awards) and as a sub-recipient (57% of awards) from the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The district is a U.S. local government entity and school district structured as a government organization, not a federal contractor competing under set-asides.

The district's federal footprint centers on two grantor agencies with near-total concentration. The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded twenty-six grants; the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service has awarded nineteen grants; the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services accounts for one award. This 100% coverage indicates the district's federal work is entirely within K-12 education and nutrition programming. As a prime recipient, the district has held consecutive formula grants under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with awards issued in July of each fiscal year from 2022 through 2026 (most recent award July 1, 2026, completing September 30, 2027). As a sub-recipient, the district receives pass-through grants from the Department of Education Nebraska, the state agency that administers federal education dollars to local education agencies. Sub-recipient awards include Title I Part A Basic Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) funding, and block grants, with monthly or periodic funding flows dating back to 2024 and continuing through the first half of 2026.

The district's obligated federal dollars total $1.3 million across forty-six awards since 2007, with activity concentrated in the past three years — one award in 2022, one in 2023, fourteen in 2024, ten in 2025, and five in 2026. The volume spike reflects increased pass-through sub-award activity from the state education department rather than growth in prime funding. Only one award has an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the near term. The district's federal role is receipt and stewardship of education and nutrition formula funding for use in district operations and student services, not the provision of goods or services to federal agencies as a contractor or vendor.