Genesee Intermediate School District

Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD), located in Flint, Michigan, is a local government educational entity registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) since 2006, serving over 67,000 students and 8,500 educators across 22 individual school districts and 13 charter schools. Operating under the business name Elmer A. Knopf Learning Center, GISD functions as a regional educational service agency that supports local school districts through various programs and services. The organization is structured as a U.S. Local Government and School District, focusing on providing comprehensive educational support, intervention, and administrative services to schools within the Genesee County region.

Through its federal grant awards, GISD delivers a wide range of educational and community-focused services across multiple domains. The organization has received prime federal grants from agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Head Start, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, and Bureau of Justice Assistance. These grants cover critical areas such as adolescent health promotion, diabetes prevention, early childhood education, school safety, special education support, and homeless children's educational access. Specific grant-funded initiatives include developing comprehensive school threat assessment protocols, expanding Early Head Start programs, implementing school nurse pilot projects, and providing intervention services for children with disabilities. GISD frequently collaborates with the Michigan Department of Education and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services as sub-grant partners, executing programs related to nutrition assistance, career and technical education, English language acquisition, and special education services for infants, toddlers, and school-aged children.