Magnolia Union Elementary School

Magnolia Union Elementary School, a U.S. public school district located in Brawley, California, receives federal education and nutrition assistance grants as a prime recipient from the Department of Education and as a sub-recipient from the state of California, operating within the K–12 school funding ecosystem rather than as a federal contractor or vendor.

Magnolia Union Elementary School is a government entity classified as a U.S. local government and school district. It does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles; all federal engagement flows through grant programs administered by the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) and the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service. The school district holds no commercial SBA designations and competes in no set-aside categories — its federal relationship is structured as direct grant receipt to support statutory education and child nutrition programs.

The district's federal funding footprint concentrates in two agencies accounting for 96% of recent awards. The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has funded the district as a direct prime recipient under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (SRSAP), a formula grant vehicle that has provided consistent annual awards to Magnolia Union Elementary School on a recurring cycle: July 2022, July 2023, July 2024, July 2025, and July 2026, with ultimate completion dates running through September of each subsequent year. The Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service has provided five sub-awards channeled through the California Department of Education, funding the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, and related nutrition administration and equipment assistance. Magnolia Union Elementary School also received a sub-award under an unspecified USDA nutrition grant program with an August 2026 award date focused on improving teacher and principal quality and increasing highly qualified teachers in the classroom.

Recent activity has accelerated: the district recorded one award in 2022, one in 2023, two in 2024, one in 2025, and six awards in 2026 as of late September. Combined dollars obligated across all awards (prime and sub) total $532 thousand across the snapshot period. The district faces one award completion inside the next twenty-four months, representing minimal recompete churn. Magnolia Union Elementary School operates as a direct beneficiary of federal education entitlement programs rather than as a federal market participant competing for procurement work or serving as a subcontractor to prime vendors.