Lasara Independent School

Lasara Independent School District, located in Raymondville, Texas, is a U.S. local government entity and school district that receives federal education grant funding as a prime grant recipient and sub-recipient, with no federal contract prime awards. The district acts as a prime recipient on Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and receives sub-awards from the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Department of Agriculture on K–12 education programs including Title I supplemental funding, special education (IDEA Part B), career and technical education advising frameworks, and COVID-19 learning acceleration supports.

Lasara's federal grant portfolio is heavily concentrated in education administration and student support services. The district holds three direct prime formula grants from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, with awards dated July 1, 2022 (ultimate completion September 30, 2023), July 1, 2025 (ultimate completion September 30, 2026), and July 1, 2026 (ultimate completion September 30, 2027). As a sub-recipient, the district has received twenty-five sub-awards since 2021, nearly all routed through the Texas Education Agency, spanning Title I, Part A funding for low-income students, Title I, Part C migratory student support, IDEA Part B special education, the Effective Advising Framework for career pathway development, Texas COVID Learning Acceleration Supports (TCLAS), school safety and bullying prevention initiatives, and school improvement support. A single sub-award from the Texas Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (Local Food for Schools Program, dated June 7, 2024) represents non-education agency exposure.

Activity has remained modest and stable, averaging roughly four awards annually over the past five years, with combined dollars obligated across the entire federal award portfolio totaling $6.4 million. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education dominates the funding stream, accounting for twenty-three of twenty-nine total awards. Ninety-four percent of all awards are sub-awards; only the three Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants represent direct prime relationships. One award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating minimal recompete exposure. Lasara operates as a typical rural school district beneficiary of federal Title I and special education entitlements and competitive grants, with no contracting footprint and no involvement in federal procurement vehicles or team arrangements.