Gem Prep: Meridian South LLC

Gem Prep: Meridian South LLC, a nonprofit limited liability company headquartered in Deary, Idaho, operates as a federal grant recipient in the K–12 education sector, with a footprint split between prime grants from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and subgrant awards flowing through the Idaho State Board of Education. The vendor does not hold federal contracts and competes exclusively in the grant space, acting as prime recipient on two Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants and as sub-recipient on four Title I and Special Education grants from federal programs administered through Idaho's state education agency.

Gem Prep's customer concentration is entirely within the federal education portfolio. The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services account for all six awards in the source data. Four of those six are subgrants from the Idaho State Board of Education—two Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies (awarded Oct 2024 and Jan 2024) and two Special Education Grants to States (awarded Dec 2024 and Nov 2023)—while the remaining two are direct prime grants under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program with ultimate completion dates of Sep 30, 2027 and Sep 30, 2026.

The vendor's activity profile is modest and developmental. Six total awards across four years (2023–2026) carry a combined obligated value of $386 thousand. Award volume has been uneven—one award in 2023, three in 2024, one in 2025, and one in 2026—reflecting either early-stage grant engagement or episodic award cycles typical of rural school support programs. One award reaches completion in the next twenty-four months (the Sep 30, 2026 Small, Rural School Achievement Program grant), representing the only near-term recompete exposure.

Gem Prep's posture as a sub-recipient (four of six awards, or 67% by count) under the Idaho State Board of Education indicates operation within state pass-through funding channels rather than direct federal contracting. The vendor's role appears narrowly scoped to rural school support and special education services delivered through Idaho's education infrastructure. The absence of federal contracts, IDVs, GWACs, or BPAs means the vendor does not serve as a vehicle for other prime contractors and presents no teaming or subcontracting opportunity for federal contractors outside the K–12 nonprofit space.