Morris School District 3

Morris School District 3, doing business as Morris School District 565003, is a U.S. local government entity and school district located in Morris, Oklahoma, that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient from the Department of Education and as a sub-recipient from the Oklahoma Department of State Education and from the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. The district does not hold federal contracts and does not compete on procurement vehicles; its federal footprint is entirely grant-based.

The district's prime grant work centers on two formula-grant programs administered by the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. Under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060), Morris School District 3 receives annual awards to support culturally appropriate instruction and programming that address the unique educational needs of American Indian students, support knowledge of Native communities, languages, Tribal histories, traditions, and cultures, and build capacity among teachers and school leaders to provide effective instruction to Indian students. Recent Indian Education awards include $107,613 (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025), $104,724 (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026), and $100,246 (July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027). Under the Impact Aid program (CFDA 84.041, Section 7003), the district qualifies for financial assistance to replace local revenue lost when federally connected children—those living on Federal property or having parents who work on Federal property or serve on active duty in the uniformed services—reduce the school district's tax base. Morris School District 3 serves a significant population of American Indian and Alaska Native students and qualifies for assistance where at least three percent of eligible federally connected children are in average daily attendance. Recent Impact Aid awards include $142,818 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2031) and an earlier award covering October 15, 2024 through September 30, 2030.

Morris School District 3 operates as a sub-recipient on 34 awards (46% of the total footprint), receiving pass-through funding from the Oklahoma Department of State Education primarily for child nutrition programs. These sub-awards fund reimbursement for nutritionally adequate meals provided to children enrolled in school-based nutrition programs and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), with sub-awards flowing throughout 2023, 2024, 2025, and into 2026. The district also received sub-award funding from the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management for disaster assistance related to severe storms, straight line winds, tornadoes and flooding (FEMA Public Assistance program, project code 4776).

The district's customer base is concentrated among education and nutrition funders: the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 41 of 74 total awards, and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (through Oklahoma Department of State Education pass-through) accounts for 29 awards. Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Education together represent 4 awards. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $8.9 million. Activity accelerated sharply in 2024 (27 awards) relative to prior years (1 award in 2022, 6 in 2023), then contracted to 6 awards in 2025 and 3 in 2026. Only one award has an ultimate completion date inside the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the immediate window.