Nemo Vista School District 8

Nemo Vista School District 8, a U.S. government entity operating as Nemo Vista Jr-Sr High School in Center Ridge, Arkansas, receives direct federal grants and sub-grants from the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture to support K–12 education, special education services, child nutrition programs, and teacher quality initiatives, operating as a grant recipient rather than a federal contractor.

The school district's award portfolio spans forty-two federal grants and sub-grants accumulated since 2007, with one million five hundred thousand dollars in combined obligations across all awards. The district's customer agencies are entirely education and nutrition focused: the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education leads with twenty-nine awards (driven by recurring Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants awarded annually from July 2022 through July 2026), followed by the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service with nine awards for child nutrition reimbursements, and the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services with four awards. The district operates as prime recipient on five direct Small, Rural School Achievement Program grants from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (awarded July 1 of each fiscal year 2022 through 2026, with the most recent award dated July 1, 2026 and ultimate completion September 30, 2027), and as sub-recipient on twenty-two awards flowing through the Arkansas Department of Education. Sub-grant work includes federal child nutrition program reimbursements for breakfast, lunch, and after-school snacks; early childhood special education services (speech, occupational, and physical therapy for ages 3–5 under IDEA); the Student Support and Academic Enrichment program (which funds technology access, professional development, and well-rounded education initiatives under ESEA section 4101); and Teacher and Principal Quality grants focused on professional development, recruitment, hiring, induction, and retention of educators.

Activity shows volatility across the five-year window: four awards in 2022, ten in 2023, six in 2024, six in 2025, and one in 2026 (reflecting the July timing of annual formula grants). Only one award carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure. The district's federal footprint reflects a rural K–12 institution operating entirely within established federal education and nutrition grant structures rather than competing for federal contracts or sitting on procurement vehicles.