Gustine Independent School District

Gustine Independent School District, a public education agency based in Gustine, Texas, receives federal grants as a prime recipient under the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, supplemented by sub-recipient funding from the Texas Education Agency under Title I, Part A (Every Student Succeeds Act) programs serving low-income student populations.

Gustine ISD is a U.S. government entity structured as a state education agency, not a federal contractor; it does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles. The district's federal footprint is exclusively grant-based and concentrated within K–12 education funding. As a prime recipient, Gustine ISD has received five consecutive annual Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (awards dated July 1 in 2022 through 2026, with ultimate completion dates ranging from September 30, 2023 through September 30, 2027). As a sub-recipient, the district has drawn eight Title I, Part A sub-awards from the Texas Education Agency (prime grantee) between July 2022 and September 2026, each providing supplemental resources for schools serving high concentrations of low-income students to improve academic achievement under evidence-based instructional strategies and school-wide or targeted-assistance program models.

Gustine ISD's federal funding is minimal and narrow in scope. Across thirty-one total awards over nineteen years (both prime and sub-recipient work combined), the district has obligated $1.3 million in federal dollars, averaging less than $42,000 per award. Customer concentration is complete: 100% of awards flow from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with no diversification across other federal agencies. Activity has remained flat at two to three awards annually over the past five years. Only one award (the September 2026 Title I, Part A sub-award from Texas Education Agency) reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure. Gustine ISD's role as a prime recipient accounts for 65% of recent awards (twenty prime, eleven sub-recipient); its sub-award work is entirely routed through the Texas Education Agency as the administrative conduit for federal Title I dollars to local school systems.