Knox City-Obrien Consolidated Independent School District

Knox City-Obrien Consolidated Independent School District, doing business as O'Brien Middle School, is a U.S. local government school district based in Knox City, Texas, that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient and sub-recipient in the K-12 education sector. The district does not hold federal contracts; all federal activity is grant-funded.

The district's federal footprint concentrates entirely within the Department of Education. The top two customer agencies account for 95% of recent awards: the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (30 awards) and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (9 awards). The district serves as prime recipient on Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants awarded annually from July 2022 through July 2026, with ultimate completion dates running through September 2027. As a sub-recipient, the district receives pass-through funding from the Texas Education Agency under Title I, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (supplemental funding for low-income student achievement) and IDEA-B Formula awards (special education and related services for students with disabilities). Representative sub-awards include Title I, Part A awards dated July 2025 and August 2024, and IDEA-B Formula awards dated July 2025, July 2024, and August 2023.

Activity has remained flat at approximately five awards per year across the past five years, with three awards recorded in 2026. The district's combined obligation across all federal awards totals $3.1 million. Only one award is scheduled for ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure. The 54% share of sub-awards reflects the district's position as a sub-recipient flowing Title I and IDEA-B funds from the state educational agency to individual schools within the district, a standard funding pathway for federally supported K-12 programs.