Mulberry Elementary School

Mulberry Elementary School, a U.S. local government entity operating as a school district in Brawley, California, receives federal formula grants as a prime recipient from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and participates in federal nutrition and academic achievement grant programs as a sub-recipient through the California Department of Education. The school does not compete for or hold federal contracts.

Mulberry Elementary is structurally a public K–12 institution and does not operate under SBA designations or compete in federal procurement. As a prime recipient, the school has drawn five awards over the past five years totaling $415 thousand in obligated dollars, with a single customer agency dominating the footprint: the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 20 awards (83% of all prime and sub activity), while the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 3 awards. The school's prime grant work centers on the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, a formula grant from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under which Mulberry Elementary received awards annually from 2022 through 2026, with the most recent award (July 1, 2026) carrying an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027.

In its sub-recipient capacity, Mulberry Elementary participates in federal nutrition and academic improvement programs flowed through the California Department of Education. Four sub-awards documented in the source, dated August and September 2026, support National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations, as well as academic achievement initiatives designed to improve teacher and principal quality and increase highly qualified classroom staffing. These sub-awards do not carry separate dollar figures in the source data.

Activity concentration is extreme: 96% of all awards (prime and sub combined) funnel through two federal agencies, with the Department of Education dominating. Year-over-year award volume has remained flat at one award annually from 2022 through 2025, spiking to five awards in 2026. One award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating minimal recompete exposure. Mulberry Elementary operates exclusively in the federal grant and sub-grant space; the school holds no contracting vehicles and does not subcontract on federal contracts.