Lone Tree Community School District

Lone Tree Community School District, a public school district located in Lone Tree, Iowa, receives federal funding as a grant recipient under the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, serving as the prime recipient on five consecutive Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants (2022–2026) and as a sub-recipient on Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies sub-awards from the Iowa Department of Education in 2024 and 2025.

The district operates exclusively within the federal grant space; it holds no federal contracts and does not bid on procurement vehicles. All twenty awards in its portfolio flow from a single customer agency — the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education — reflecting the district's status as a direct recipient of formula grant funding designated for small, rural schools. The district acts as prime recipient on 90% of its awards (eighteen grants), with the remaining 10% (two sub-awards) routed through the state education agency.

Lone Tree's primary grant footprint consists of recurring Small, Rural School Achievement Program awards issued each July with September completion deadlines. The district received formula grants in fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, each carrying the same assistance-type designation and annual award cycle. These grants fund school operations and achievement initiatives for the small, rural district. The district also participates as a sub-recipient in Iowa's Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies programs, which support Title I and school improvement activities under Section 1003 authorities. Combined dollar obligations across all twenty awards total $913 thousand, reflecting the modest scale typical of small rural school formula funding.

Activity is minimal and cyclical — one award per year in 2022 and 2023, two awards each in 2024 and 2025, and one award in 2026. One award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing the district's typical annual recompete cycle under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula-grant structure. The district's federal footprint is narrow by design: formula grants flowing directly to a qualifying small, rural educational institution with no procurement contracting activity, no parent vehicles, and no teaming relationships. For federal contractors seeking partnership or subcontracting opportunity with Lone Tree, the district's role is limited to potential sub-award flow-down on Title I grants where the state education agency retains prime responsibility.