Collins-Maxwell Community School District

Collins-Maxwell Community School District, a local government school district located in Maxwell, Iowa, receives federal grants from the U.S. Department of Education as a prime recipient, with no federal contracts or contract vehicles in its footprint. The district operates exclusively as a grant recipient under Education Department programs; it does not bid for contracts, hold seats on government-wide acquisition vehicles, or function as a contractor or subcontractor to federal primes.

Collins-Maxwell Community Schools is the designated division operating the district's federal grant portfolio. The district has received seventeen federal awards since 2007, with fifteen awards (88% of the total) held as a prime recipient and two awards (12%) held as a sub-recipient. All federal funding originates from a single customer agency: the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The district's primary grant program is the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, a formula grant providing annual awards to support rural education initiatives. Recent Small, Rural School Achievement Program awards include grants issued on July 1, 2026 (ultimate completion September 30, 2027), July 1, 2025 (ultimate completion September 30, 2026), and July 1, 2024 (ultimate completion September 30, 2025). The district also receives sub-awards under Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies through the Iowa Department of Education, operating as a sub-recipient on awards issued July 3, 2025 and July 2, 2024. Title I grants support programs including Title I base funding, Title I Delinquent, and Title I School Improvement initiatives under sections 1003 AEA and 1003 LEA.

Activity has remained modest and stable, with one award per year in 2022 and 2023, two awards in both 2024 and 2025, and one award in 2026. Combined dollar obligations across all seventeen awards total $617 thousand since 2007, reflecting the formula-grant nature of the funding — annual allocations to support rural school operations rather than large discretionary procurements. One award reaches ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, triggering a standard annual recompete cycle typical for formula grants. The district has no federal contracting footprint, no subcontractor relationships with federal primes, and no presence on competitive bidding vehicles.