Cole County R-1 Board Of Education

Cole County R-1 Board Of Education, a U.S. local government entity and public school district headquartered in Russellville, Missouri, operates as a federal grant recipient (40% of awards) and sub-recipient (60% of awards) in K–12 education programs, with no federal contracting presence. The district receives direct formula grants from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and flows down sub-awards from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education under federal education assistance programs.

Cole County R-1's federal footprint is concentrated in education and nutrition funding. The top three customer agencies (94% of awards) are the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (24 awards), the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (7 awards), and the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (2 awards). The district acts as a prime recipient on the Small, Rural School Achievement Program — a formula grant with awards dated July 1 in each year from 2022 through 2026, with ultimate completion dates running through September 30, 2027. The district receives sub-awards cascaded from Missouri's state education agency across multiple federal programs: Title I Part A (Educationally Deprived), IDEA Part B (special education), CNP Block Consolidated (Child Nutrition Program), American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ARP-ESSER), Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER), CNP Supply Chain Assistance, and related child nutrition support. Recent sub-award flow includes awards for Title I, IDEA, and CNP Block dated July 1, 2026; January 24, 2025; and December 24, 2024. Combined dollars obligated across all 35 awards total $4 million. Activity has modulated over the past five years — three awards in 2022, five in 2023, seven in 2024, four in 2025, and four in 2026 — with minimal recompete exposure (one award completing within the next twenty-four months). The district does not hold seats on federal contract vehicles, GWACs, or IDIQs and does not operate as a federal contractor or managed sub-recipient on procurement awards.