Liberty School District J-4

Liberty School District J-4, doing business as Liberty Elementary, is a state-controlled public school district operating as a federal grant recipient under the U.S. State Government and Educational Institution business classifications. The district receives formula grants directly from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and acts as a sub-recipient on nutrition and child nutrition programs flowing from the Board of Education Colorado as the state prime grantee.

Liberty Elementary's federal footprint centers on two funding sources. The Department of Education accounts for 18 prime grant awards under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (a formula grant), with awards issued annually on July 1st and carrying ultimate completion dates of September 30th in the following fiscal year. The district also appears as a sub-recipient on 23 awards from the Board of Education Colorado, the state-level prime grantee, receiving allocations under federal child nutrition block grants (Nutrition Block 2324, Nutrition Block 2425, and Nutrition Block 2526) and the Summer EBT program. The sub-awards carry monthly or seasonal issuance dates reflecting the operational rhythm of child nutrition programming rather than the annual school-year cycle of the direct Education Office grants.

Activity across the five-year period shows growth in sub-award volume — one prime or sub award in 2022, rising to ten combined awards in 2024 and eight in 2025, with seven recorded through mid-2026. The district has obligated approximately $297 thousand across all forty-one awards in the source data, a figure consistent with small-district formula-grant work and nutrition pass-throughs rather than competitive procurement. One award faces ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure. The district does not hold federal contracts or serve as a prime contractor; its federal relationship is entirely grant-based, positioning it as a recipient of elementary and secondary education formula funding and a sub-recipient of U.S. Department of Agriculture child nutrition resources distributed through the state education authority.