Clayton School District

Clayton School District, a U.S. government entity and public school district headquartered in Clayton, Wisconsin, receives federal grants as a prime recipient from the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture, with the majority of its recent federal funding flowing through state intermediaries as a sub-recipient under education and nutrition programs.

Clayton School District operates as a prime grant recipient on the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (CFDA not specified in source), administered by the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The district has received consecutive annual awards under this formula grant program on July 1 of each year from 2022 through 2026, with the most recent award dated July 1, 2026, running through September 30, 2027. Prime awards account for 42% of the district's federal footprint (20 of 48 total awards), but the bulk of federal funding—58% across 28 sub-recipient awards—flows from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction as the pass-through grantee. The district's sub-recipient role concentrates heavily in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), with monthly allocations documented from July 2024 through June 2026. The district also receives sub-awards under Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies (CFDA 84.010) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B formula grant programs, which provide funding for free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment for children with disabilities ages 3 through 21. A small number of sub-awards dated July 2026 indicate IDEA Flow-through allocations as well.

The district's customer concentration is highly concentrated across three federal agencies. The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service together account for 94% of the district's awards (42 of 45 named awards). The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services contributes three additional awards. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $1.6 million, reflecting the formulaic nature of these education grants and the district's rural school status. Awards per year show growth from one award in 2022 to a peak of thirteen in 2025, with seven awards recorded in 2026 to date. Only one award carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete pressure. The district does not hold federal contracts, IDVs, or GSA schedule positions; its federal footprint is entirely grant-based, flowing through state education and agriculture agencies as the conduit for federal education and nutrition support to the local school system.