Nell Holcomb Elementary School

Nell Holcomb Elementary School, a U.S. local government school district entity, receives federal education grants as a prime recipient from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with secondary sub-award funding flowing through the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education under Title I Part A, IDEA Part B, and nutrition programs.

Nell Holcomb Elementary School operates as a prime recipient on Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with recurring annual awards in July (most recent award July 1, 2026, completing September 30, 2027). The school also receives sub-award funding from Missouri's state education agency across multiple federal programs: Title I Part A Educationally Deprived (recurring annually), IDEA Part B Special Education (recurring annually), Consolidated Nutrition Program Block Grants (multiple per year), American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ARP-ESSER) funds (2023–2024), and Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding (2022). The school has also received sub-awards under the Child Nutrition Program Block Grant from the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.

Federal education funding dominates Nell Holcomb's portfolio. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 29 of 37 total awards (78% coverage by award count). The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (4 awards) and the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (2 awards) round out customer concentration at 95% coverage. The school district acts as a prime recipient on 54% of awards (20 of 37) and as a sub-recipient on 46% (17 of 37), receiving sub-award funding primarily through Missouri's state education agency.

Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $2.8 million. Award activity has been modest but consistent: two awards in 2022, four in 2023, six in 2024, three in 2025, and four in 2026 year-to-date. Only one award faces completion inside the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in the immediate term. Nell Holcomb Elementary School's federal footprint reflects typical K–12 school district participation in formula grant and sub-grant programs serving rural education, special education, and student nutrition.