May Independent School District

May Independent School District (May ISD), a U.S. local government entity and public school district headquartered in May, Texas, operates as a federal grant recipient under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program and as a sub-recipient of Department of Education and state-pass-through funding, with no federal contracting activity. The district receives direct federal formula grants from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and sub-awards from the Texas Education Agency and Texas Department of Agriculture under Title I, Part A (Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies), Title I, Section 1003 (School Improvement), and agricultural support programs.

May ISD's federal footprint concentrates heavily on education. The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 32 of 36 total awards (97% coverage) across the recent portfolio. The remaining funding flows through the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program (2 awards) and the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service (1 award). May ISD acts as a prime grant recipient on five consecutive annual awards under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, with awards dated July 1 of each year from 2022 through 2026, each running through the following fiscal year. The district also receives sub-awards pass through the Texas Education Agency — the primary state education intermediary — including Title I, Part A allocations for schools serving high-poverty student populations and Title I, Section 1003 school improvement grants for comprehensive support and improvement schools. A 2024 sub-award from the Texas Department of Agriculture covers the Local Food for Schools program.

Activity has remained steady at two to four awards annually over the past five years, with a combined obligation of $1.8 million across all awards. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal near-term recompete exposure. May ISD's role is entirely that of a public school district recipient managing federal categorical and formula grants for classroom instruction, school improvement, and student support services — not a vendor selling goods or services to the federal government. The district is not set-aside eligible and does not hold federal contract vehicles. Business development professionals pursuing federal contracting with May ISD should note that the district is a grant recipient and sub-recipient, not a procurement agent or contractor with downstream teaming or subcontracting pipelines to federal programs.