Hoehne School District R-3

Hoehne School District R-3, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Trinidad, Colorado, acts as a prime recipient of federal grants for K–12 education and nutrition programs from the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture, and operates as a sub-recipient on an additional 29 pass-through awards flowing from state-level prime grantees.

Hoehne School District R-3 is a rural school district operating under a government structure with no federal contract prime awards or subcontract awards; the entirety of its federal footprint consists of grants. The entity receives direct federal grants as prime recipient and flows a majority of federal funding downstream to district operations as documented sub-recipient awards. Recent prime awards include recurring annual formula grants under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with successive awards in fiscal years 2022 through 2026 (most recent prime award dated July 1, 2026, with completion targeted September 30, 2027). As sub-recipient, the district receives pass-through awards from the Board of Education Colorado under Title II (professional development), Title IA (school improvement), Title IV (student support and academic enrichment), Nutrition Block (child nutrition programs), Summer EBT (summer electronic benefits transfer), and Title III ELL (English language learner services) — a portfolio reflecting rural school funding mechanics where state education agencies pass federal allocations to local districts.

Customer concentration is tightly focused on K–12 education. Ninety-four percent of the district's 49 total awards derive from three federal customers: the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (30 awards as prime recipient of Small, Rural School Achievement Program grants and as sub-recipient of Title II, IA, and IV awards), the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (15 awards, predominantly Nutrition Block sub-awards flowing through state intermediaries), and the Department of Agriculture Forest Service R4-Intermountain Region (1 award valued at $4 thousand). The portfolio tracks distinctly rural school district grant mechanics — small dollar values, recurring annual formula allocations, and heavy sub-recipient loading where state education boards intermediate the federal pass-through. Award activity has accelerated sharply: one award in 2022, three in 2023, six in 2024, twelve in 2025, and eleven in 2026. The combined potential value across all 49 awards is $4 thousand, reflecting the formula-grant structure; however, combined dollars obligated total $1.1 million across the footprint, indicating actual federal expenditure substantially exceeding reported potential-value allocations. One award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months.