Lincoln County School District Re-23

Lincoln County School District Re-23, a rural Colorado public school district, receives federal formula grant funding as a prime grant recipient and serves as a sub-recipient of nutrition program allocations from two federal agencies. The district operates as a U.S. local government entity and does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles; its federal footprint consists entirely of grant awards and sub-awards flowing through education and nutrition assistance programs.

The district's prime federal grant work centers on the Small, Rural School Achievement Program administered by the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. Lincoln County School District Re-23 has received annual formula grants under this program consistently since at least 2022, with the most recent awards dated July 1, 2025 (ultimate completion September 30, 2026) and July 1, 2026 (ultimate completion September 30, 2027). These represent recurring annual allocations to support instruction and operations at rural schools serving limited student populations.

The district's sub-recipient role flows exclusively through the Board of Education Colorado, the state-level education agency, which passes federal nutrition program funding downward to Lincoln County School District Re-23 in the form of Nutrition Block allocations and Summer EBT sub-awards. The source records eighteen sub-awards dated between January 2024 and May 2026, all originating from the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service via the state board. These sub-awards fund child nutrition programs — school meals, summer feeding — and are distributed monthly or quarterly throughout the school year and summer months.

The district's customer concentration is split evenly between the Department of Education (20 awards, primarily the Small, Rural School Achievement Program) and the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (18 awards, nutrition sub-grants). Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $355 thousand, reflecting the modest scale typical of rural district formula allocations. Activity has accelerated in recent years — one award annually in 2022 and 2023, nine in 2024, seven in 2025, and five in 2026 — driven by the monthly and quarterly nutrition sub-award cadence. Only one award (likely a single nutrition sub-award) faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete pressure in that window. The district does not serve as a contractor, vendor, or teaming partner to federal prime contractors; its federal relationship is limited to direct grant and sub-grant receipts for educational operations and child nutrition.