MT Calm ISD

Mount Calm Independent School District (MT Calm ISD), a U.S. government entity located in Mt Calm, Texas, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program and participates as a sub-recipient in Title I, Part A education grants and COVID-19 learning acceleration programs; the district does not hold federal contracts or IDVs.

MT Calm ISD operates exclusively in the education and human services space, serving as a recipient of federal formula grants and sub-awards routed through state education agencies. The district's primary federal relationship is with the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), which accounts for 32 of 34 awards in the recent footprint (97% of award count). The remaining two awards derive from the Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service and the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Program. As a prime recipient, MT Calm ISD received consecutive annual Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants in July 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, with ultimate completion dates running through September 2027. These awards support supplemental education resources for high-poverty schools and rural school capacity-building.

The district also functions as a sub-recipient on Title I, Part A sub-awards flowing from the Texas Education Agency (the prime grantee on multiple ESEA/ESSA Title I awards), receiving supplemental funding to support evidence-based instructional strategies and academic supports for students from low-income families. Additional sub-awards include participation in Texas COVID Learning Acceleration Supports (TCLAS) and Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER II) funding for pandemic-related learning recovery, as well as a sub-award from the Texas Department of Agriculture for a 2024 Local Food for Schools (LFS) initiative.

Activity has remained modest and flat — two to four awards annually over the past five years — with combined dollars obligated across all federal sources totaling $2.9 million. The district holds only one award with ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, presenting limited recompete exposure. The 57% / 43% split between prime awards and sub-awards reflects MT Calm ISD's dual role as a direct recipient of federal education formula grants and as a downstream sub-recipient of state-administered Title I and emergency-relief funding from the Texas Education Agency.