Meadows Union School District

Meadows Union School District, a U.S. local government school district based in El Centro, California, operates as a federal grant recipient (36% of awards) and sub-recipient (64% of awards) in K–12 education and child nutrition programs, with no federal contracting footprint. The district does not hold contracts or contract vehicles; all federal awards are grants flowing from the Department of Education, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Justice.

The district's prime grant work centers on two recurring funding streams. Since 2025, Meadows Union has received formula grants under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with awards spanning July 2025 through September 2027. In October 2024, the district received a $426,375 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Program (CFDA 16.710) for school violence prevention and security improvement, performance running through September 2027 to implement evidence-based school safety programs and technology.

The bulk of Meadows Union's federal activity flows through sub-awards from California state agencies acting as prime grantees. The district receives sub-grant funding from the California Department of Education for child nutrition programs (National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program), English Language Acquisition and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students, and Title I Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged. The California Department of Social Services channels Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) sub-awards to the district as well. Sub-award activity accelerated in 2024–2026, with twelve awards in 2026 alone compared to one per year in 2011–2012.

Customer concentration is high: the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service account for 92% of all awards (11 and 10 awards respectively). Combined federal dollars obligated across all 25 awards total $1.1 million. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. The district serves four distinct federal customer agencies and operates no parent vehicles, GWACs, or BPAs — all funding flows through direct formula grants and state intermediaries.