Imboden Area Charter School

Imboden Area Charter School, a public school district in Black Rock, Arkansas, receives federal education and nutrition funding as a grant recipient from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service. The school operates as both a prime recipient and a sub-recipient on federal education grants; it holds five direct awards under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (SRSA) and receives pass-through funding from the Arkansas Department of Education on Title I, Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE), teacher quality improvement, special education, and child nutrition program funds.

Imboden Area Charter School's federal footprint is concentrated in K-12 education funding, with 100% of its forty-one awards serving four federal agencies. The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for twenty-nine awards across both prime SRSA grants and sub-awards on Title I and SSAE programs. The Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service provides eight sub-awards for reimbursement of student meals served according to federal nutrition standards. The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services contributes three sub-awards for special education services and early childhood special education. The split between prime and sub work is nearly even: nineteen prime awards versus twenty-one sub-awards, indicating that the school relies on pass-through funding from Arkansas's state education department for most federal programs.

Prime work centers on the recurring Small, Rural School Achievement Program, a formula grant that Imboden Area Charter School has received annually since at least 2022. Recent prime awards include SRSA grants with ultimate completion dates of September 30, 2027 (awarded July 1, 2026), September 30, 2026 (awarded July 1, 2025), and September 30, 2025 (awarded July 1, 2024). Sub-award work flows through Arkansas Department of Education as prime grantee and covers Title I salaries and materials for literacy and math support, SSAE technology integration and student enrichment, teacher and principal quality programs, special education and early childhood special education services, and child nutrition program reimbursements under USDA standards. Activity has averaged roughly six awards annually across 2023–2025, with combined dollars obligated totaling $467 thousand across the full award history. One award reaches completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in that window.