Crofton Community School District

Crofton Community Schools, a rural school district in Crofton, Nebraska, receives federal formula grants as a prime recipient from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and receives pass-through sub-awards from the Nebraska Department of Education. The district operates as a U.S. local government entity without federal contracting authority and does not hold prime or sub positions on federal contracts.

Crofton's federal footprint is almost entirely grant-based and centered on K–12 education funding. The district acts as a prime recipient on Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with five consecutive awards spanning July 2022 through September 2027. As a sub-recipient, Crofton receives annual pass-through allocations from the Nebraska Department of Education under Title I Part A Basic Grants to LEAs, Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) entitlements (including Part B Base, Non-Public, and Comprehensive Early Intervening Services components), and various block grant reallocations. Recent sub-awards span monthly distributions from February 2024 through May 2026.

Customer concentration is limited to three federal agencies, with the Department of Education accounting for 29 of 47 total awards across its Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (26 awards as prime Small, Rural School Achievement Program recipient and sub-recipient under OSERS) and the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (18 awards, likely child nutrition program pass-throughs). The district has obligated $1.1 million cumulatively across all awards in the source data. Activity has accelerated in recent years — one award each in 2022 and 2023, thirteen awards in 2024, and eleven in 2025 — reflecting the district's steady annual enrollment in federal education grants and corresponding pass-through distributions from the state education agency. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating stable, recurring federal funding with minimal recompete exposure in the near term.

The district's role as a sub-recipient rather than a contracting prime means it does not pursue or hold seats on federal contract vehicles, GWACs, BPAs, or IDIQs. Federal funding flows to the district through formula allocation and state intermediation rather than competitive procurement, consistent with the statutory structure of Title I, IDEA, and rural education assistance programs.