Medford School District I-54

Medford School District I-54, a U.S. government entity and rural public school district in Medford, Oklahoma, receives federal formula grants as a prime recipient focused on K–12 education and student support programs, with no federal contracting footprint.

Medford School District I-54 is a state government entity operating as a public school system, headquartered at 301 N Main Street in Medford, Oklahoma. The district does not hold federal contracts or IDVs as a prime and does not operate as a federal contractor or subcontractor. Its federal activity is entirely grant-based, structured as direct prime grants from federal agencies and sub-grants flowing through Oklahoma state intermediaries.

The district's federal customer base is concentrated in education support. The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 23 of 26 total awards, with recurring annual formula grants under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (SRSAP). The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service has awarded two grants for child nutrition reimbursement, and the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 has awarded one sub-grant for outdoor recreation and fishing facility access.

Medford School District I-54 operates as a prime grant recipient in 77% of its federal activity (20 of 26 awards). In its role as a sub-recipient (six awards), the district receives sub-grants flowing through the Oklahoma Department of Education and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Sub-grant work includes child nutrition meal reimbursement, Title IV student support and school improvement initiatives, teacher quality and professional development programs (Title II), and an ADA-compliant fishing access facility project at the district's Outdoor Classroom pond.

The district's primary grant program is the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, awarded annually on July 1 with fifteen-month performance periods running through September 30. Medford has been a continuous SRSAP recipient since at least 2022, with successive awards in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. The district has obligated $836 thousand across all 26 awards to date. Activity remains modest by volume — one to four awards per year over the past five years — with only one award facing completion within the next twenty-four months (the FY 2024 SRSAP award completing September 30, 2025). Federal grant activity supports general operations and capacity-building in a small rural district rather than serving as a contracting vehicle for external goods or services.