Cass R 4 Schools

Cass R 4 Schools, operating as Drexel Elementary School, is a U.S. local government school district based in Drexel, Missouri, that receives federal education grants as a prime recipient from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, and as a sub-recipient of federal education and nutrition programs flowing through the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Cass R 4 Schools operates exclusively in the federal grant space and holds no federal contracts or seats on contract vehicles. The district acts as prime recipient on five formula grants under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (SRSAP), awarded annually by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education between July 2022 and July 2026, with completion dates spanning September 2023 through September 2027. As a sub-recipient, the district draws federal education and nutrition funding through state pass-through awards from Missouri's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, including Title I Part A (Educationally Deprived), IDEA Part B (Special Education), Child Nutrition Program (CNP) Block Grants, American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund (ARP-ESSER), and Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). Sub-awards began in January 2022 and continue through at least July 2026.

Customer concentration is tight and education-focused. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 29 of 37 total awards (78% of volume) as the source of both SRSAP prime grants and Title I and IDEA pass-throughs. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service contributes four awards related to child nutrition program administration. The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services provides two awards, all three agencies covering 95% of recent activity. The district has received $1.8 million in total obligated federal dollars across all awards since 2007. Activity has remained modest and episodic — three to six awards per year over the past five years — with only one award reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The district's role as a sub-recipient (46% of all awards) reflects its position within Missouri's state-administered federal education grant distribution system rather than direct federal procurement.