Golden Plains Unified School District

Golden Plains Unified School District 316, a Kansas school district based in Selden, acts as a federal grant recipient under the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and as a sub-recipient of formula and block grants passed through the Kansas State Department of Education. The district is a public entity without federal contract capability and does not compete for procurement vehicles; its federal footprint is entirely grant-based.

Golden Plains Unified School District 316 receives Small, Rural School Achievement Program grants directly from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on an annual basis. Recent prime grants include awards dated July 1, 2026 (completion September 30, 2027), July 1, 2025 (completion September 30, 2026), July 1, 2024 (completion September 30, 2025), July 1, 2023 (completion September 30, 2024), and July 1, 2022 (completion September 30, 2023). As a sub-recipient, the district receives formula grants, block grants, Title I Low Income awards, and Title IV B IDEA reallocated funds flowing from the Kansas State Department of Education. Twenty-one sub-grant awards dating from November 2022 through April 2026 document recurring block grant distributions alongside periodic Title I and special-education allocations. The district's combined obligated federal dollars across all awards total $1.2 million, with activity concentrated in the 2024–2025 cycle (ten and seven awards respectively) and declining in 2026 (three awards to date).

Customer concentration is narrow. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Kansas State Department of Education channel account for 100% of the district's recorded award volume — 25 awards from OESE and 15 awards from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (likely reflecting USDA child nutrition program allocations routed through state channels). A single award from the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services rounds out the agency footprint. The district operates as a sub-recipient in 54% of its awards and as a direct prime grant recipient in 46%, a split reflecting the flow-through nature of state education funding. No awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months beyond one existing commitment, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the near term.