Holcomb R-Iii School District

Holcomb R-III School District, operating as Holcomb Elementary School, is a U.S. local government entity and public school district in Holcomb, Missouri, that acts as a prime recipient of federal education and school safety grants, with recent work also routed through the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and other state agencies as a sub-recipient. The district does not hold federal contracts; it operates exclusively in the grant space.

The district's grant footprint centers on federal education programs and school security funding. As a prime recipient, Holcomb R-III has received formula grants under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (awards in July 2022, July 2023, July 2025, and July 2026, with completions spanning through September 2027) and a $300,002 project grant from the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program's School Violence Prevention Program (CFDA 16.071), awarded October 1, 2025 and completing September 30, 2028. Under that DOJ award, the district implements evidence-based security improvements including coordination with local law enforcement, officer training to prevent student violence, installation of metal detectors, enhanced locks and lighting, and technology for expedited emergency notification to law enforcement. The district submits semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly federal financial reports and participates in COPS Office monitoring and compliance reviews.

As a sub-recipient, Holcomb R-III receives the majority of its federal funding through pass-through awards from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Missouri Department of Social Services. Since 2022, the district has been awarded sub-grants under Title I Part A (Educationally Deprived), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B, the Child Nutrition Program Block Grant, and American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund allocations. The district also receives sub-awards under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program from the Missouri Department of Social Services and participates in the Justice Assistance Grant program. In February 2026, the district received a sub-award supporting implementation of the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program, funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to assist with managing and reducing systemic cyber risk in local government.

The district's customer concentration is heavily weighted to the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, which accounts for 28 of 43 awards (coverage of 91% across the top five agencies). The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, and the Department of Justice round out active relationships. Combined dollars obligated across all 47 awards (prime and sub) total $6.3 million. Activity has remained relatively flat year over year—four to seven awards annually from 2022 through 2026—with only two awards facing completion in the next twenty-four months.