Maxwell Unified School District

Maxwell Unified School District, operating as Maxwell High School, is a U.S. local government school district based in Maxwell, California that receives federal education funding as a grant recipient (59% of recent awards as prime recipient) and participates in federal child nutrition and education programs as a sub-recipient through the California Department of Education.

Maxwell Unified functions exclusively in the federal grant space—no federal contracts, IDVs, or contract vehicles. The district draws funding from three federal agencies, with overwhelming concentration in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) within the Department of Education. OESE accounts for 25 of 30 awards spanning the past five years, anchored by recurring Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants awarded annually from July through September 2027. As prime recipient, Maxwell Unified has received five sequential SRSA formula grants between July 2022 and July 2026; the most recent award (July 1, 2026) runs through September 30, 2027. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service provides four awards, and the Department of Education Office of English Language Acquisition provides one award, together representing 16% of recent activity.

In its sub-recipient role, Maxwell Unified channels funding from the California Department of Education into child nutrition, teacher quality, English language proficiency, and pandemic-response programs. Sub-awards issued between June 2022 and September 2026 support National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program cash grants and food donations, Title I improving teaching and learning in high-poverty schools, Title III English language acquisition, and COVID-19 preparedness and response initiatives. The source lists thirteen sub-awards, with four awarded in September 2026 alone and one each in August and June 2026, indicating active draw on multiple program lines in the current fiscal year.

Activity has accelerated sharply—one award in 2023, two in 2024, three in 2025, and nine year-to-date in 2026—reflecting the SRSA formula-grant cycle and increased sub-award pass-through from California's education department. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $3.9 million. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in the near term; the July 2026 SRSA grant running through September 2027 anchors the forward pipeline.