Heavener Public Schools

Heavener Public Schools, a U.S. local government school district headquartered in Heavener, Oklahoma, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and as a sub-recipient from the Oklahoma Department of Education and the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. The district does not hold federal contracts and competes for grant funding rather than procurement vehicles.

Heavener Public Schools operates almost entirely within the K–12 education grant ecosystem. As a prime recipient, the district holds Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs (Local Educational Agencies) from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with formula grants awarded annually on July 1 for the twelve-month period ending June 30 — currently active for the 2026–27 school year (awarded July 1, 2026), with prior years covering 2022 through 2025. As a sub-recipient, the district receives pass-through funding from state-level grantees for child nutrition reimbursement (National School Lunch and Breakfast Program), vocational education (Perkins Basic Grants to States), teacher quality improvement (Title II Part A), student achievement and safe schools initiatives (Title IV Part A and Title I Part A), and before- and after-school meal programs (Child and Adult Care Food Program). Sub-recipient funding routes through the Oklahoma Department of Education for the majority of awards and through the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education for vocational education sub-awards.

The federal funding landscape is concentrated in the Department of Education, which accounts for 98% of recent awards (32 prime and sub awards combined through the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with an additional 2 awards from the Office of Career Technical and Adult Education). The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service represents 15 awards, all sub-recipient nutrition reimbursement. Combined federal obligations across all awards total $4.8 million over the source data period.

Activity has been episodic rather than steady. The district received one award in 2022, three in 2023, fifteen in 2024, five in 2025, and three in 2026 through August. Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months is minimal — only one award reaches ultimate completion within that window. The award footprint reflects typical K–12 school district federal relationships: formula-based Indian Education grants to the LEA, nutritional support reimbursements passed through state departments, and teacher development and student support funding distributed via state intermediaries rather than direct federal contracting.