Crane Independent School District

Crane Independent School District, a public school district in Crane, Texas, operates as a federal grant recipient (17% of recent awards) and sub-recipient (83%) receiving elementary and secondary education funding from the U.S. Department of Education and related federal agencies. The district does not hold federal contracts and does not operate as a prime contractor or subcontractor on procurement vehicles.

The district's federal footprint is entirely grant-based and concentrated within K–12 education funding streams. Crane ISD receives prime grants directly from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (formula grants awarded July 2025 and July 2026, running through September 2026 and September 2027 respectively). The overwhelming majority of the district's federal funding, however, flows through sub-awards from the Texas Education Agency, which serves as the state pass-through intermediary for multiple federal education programs. Sub-awards include Title I, Part A (supplemental funding for low-income student achievement and school improvement); Title II, Part A (teacher and principal quality and effectiveness); Title III, Part A (English learner proficiency under the Every Student Succeeds Act); and IDEA Part B formula funds (special education and related services for students ages 3–21). The district also received a 2023 National School Lunch Program equipment grant via the Texas Department of Agriculture and a career-pathways implementation sub-award from the Texas Education Agency under a regional labor-market alignment initiative (awarded January 2026).

Customer concentration is extremely tight: the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services account for 96% of the district's 46 total awards across the source period. The remaining three customer agencies—the Department of Education Office of English Language Acquisition, the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, and the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration—represent a single award each. All funding is routed either as direct prime grants from OESE or as sub-awards channeled through the Texas Education Agency as the state administrative agent.

Recent activity shows a modest upward trend, with five awards in 2022 rising to ten in 2025 and five recorded in 2026 to date. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $5.2 million. Only one award (a prime grant) faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal near-term recompete exposure. The district's role is limited to implementing federally funded K–12 education, special education, English language acquisition, school nutrition, and workforce-development programs at the local school level rather than procuring goods or services for federal agencies.