Mammoth Spring School District

Mammoth Spring School District in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, is a U.S. local government entity and public school district that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient from the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture, with no federal contracting footprint. The district operates entirely within the K–12 education funding ecosystem, receiving pass-through formula grants and sub-awards from the Arkansas Department of Education rather than competing for federal contracts or IDIQs.

The district's federal funding portfolio consists of two categories of activity. As a prime recipient, Mammoth Spring School District holds Small, Rural School Achievement Program grants directly from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with awards dated July 1, 2026 (completion September 30, 2027) and July 1, 2025 (completion September 30, 2026). As a sub-recipient, the district receives the vast majority of its federal funding through pass-through awards from the Arkansas Department of Education, which administers U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Agriculture federal programs at the state level. Over the past several years, the district has received 38 sub-awards representing 76% of its total award count.

The district's sub-award portfolio spans five federal education and nutrition programs. Title I grants support personnel assisting teachers and administrators, materials and supplies in literacy and math, after-school and summer tutoring, professional development, and parental engagement. Teacher and Principal Quality programs fund teacher recruitment, retention, professional development, and school leadership improvement. Special Education funds under IDEA support early childhood special education services, including teacher salaries and speech, occupational, and physical therapy for children ages three to five with disabilities, and supplemental special education services for school-age students with disabilities. Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) grants expand access to well-rounded education, improve school conditions, and increase digital literacy and technology use. Child Nutrition Program sub-awards reimburse the district for federally compliant breakfast, lunch, and after-school snacks based on monthly meal counts and claims. The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program provides funds to purchase fresh produce for elementary students at no charge. McKinney-Vento grants support homeless students through intervention specialist salaries, bus tokens, clothing, and temporary housing services.

The district's customer base is concentrated entirely within education and child nutrition administration. The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 28 awards (56% of the total), the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for 18 awards (36%), and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services for 4 awards (8%), covering 100% of tracked awards. Combined dollars obligated across all fifty awards total $1.7 million, reflecting the formula-grant and reimbursement-based structure of K–12 federal education funding. Activity has remained modest and relatively flat, with eight awards in 2022, thirteen in 2023, ten in 2024, and eight in 2025. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating a stable, low-turnover funding stream with minimal near-term recompete exposure.