Columbia School District

Columbia School District, doing business as Columbia City Schools, is a U.S. local government entity and school district located in Mississippi. As a school district, Columbia provides education services to students in its region.

Columbia School District has received numerous federal grant sub-awards focused on education programs and services. These have included over 30 sub-awards for programs such as school nutrition from the Child Nutrition Program via the Mississippi Department of Education, multiple awards supporting students with disabilities through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act from the Department of Education, enrichment programs like 21st Century Community Learning Centers from the Department of Education, rural and low-income school support through Title V grants from the Department of Education, teacher development and recruiting through Title II grants from the Department of Education, and student academic enrichment programs through Title IV grants from the Department of Education. Additionally, Columbia has received sub-awards focused on COVID relief funding for schools from the Department of Education's Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. More recently, the district received a sub-award from a Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster grant via the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. Across all these awards, the Mississippi Department of Education and other Mississippi state agencies have been frequent prime grant recipients and pass-through entities for Columbia's federal funding.