Gregory School District 26 4

Gregory School District 26 4, a not-for-profit K-12 education entity headquartered in Gregory, South Dakota, operates predominantly as a federal grant sub-recipient rather than a prime contractor, receiving formula and block grants from the Department of Education and pass-through awards from the South Dakota Department of Education across special education, Title I, nutrition, and workforce development programs. The district has received five consecutive annual prime grants from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education for the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (fiscal years 2022–2026) and serves as sub-recipient on nineteen federal grants flowing through state education intermediaries.

Gregory School District 26 4's customer concentration is heavily concentrated within education and nutrition programs. The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and its sub-award distribution channel account for 19 awards (61% of the district's award count). The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service funds seven awards, primarily National School Lunch Program block-grant reimbursements and related nutrition assistance. The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services contributes three awards covering Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) flowthrough Part B funding. The Employment and Training Administration placed one award. Across these four agencies, the district operates entirely within federal education, nutrition, and workforce-development grant structures rather than service or goods procurement contracts.

Recent sub-award activity from the South Dakota Department of Education includes IDEA flowthrough Part B (August 2026, July 2025), National School Lunch Program block grants (October 2025, October 2024), Title I Basic and Title I funding (September 2025, August 2024), Title IIA REAP professional development support (September 2025), Carl Perkins vocational education funding (August 2025), and American Rescue Plan ESSER III pandemic recovery funding (April 2024). The district also received a 2022 Homeland Security Grant Award sub-recipient designation from the state education department. Prime grants run on a 12-month cycle ending September 30 in each award year, with only one award (the FY 2026 Small, Rural School Achievement Program grant completing September 30, 2027) reaching ultimate completion beyond the current twenty-four-month horizon. The district has obligated $2.2 million across all 31 awards in the source data spanning from 2012 to August 2026, with activity rising from two awards in 2022 to seven in 2025 and two recorded through mid-2026.