Newaygo County Regional Educational Service Agency

Newaygo County Regional Educational Service Agency (doing business as Newaygo County Resa), a U.S. local government school district based in Fremont, Michigan, operates primarily as a federal grant sub-recipient in K–12 education, special education, and child nutrition programs, with a smaller portfolio of direct federal grant awards as a prime recipient. The organization does not hold federal contracts. Of its fifty-nine total federal awards across the past fourteen years, 73% are grant sub-awards and 27% are prime grants, positioning it overwhelmingly in a pass-through or subordinate grant-delivery role rather than as a lead federal recipient or contractor.

Newaygo County Resa's federal grant footprint centers on special education and elementary/secondary education programs. As a prime recipient, the organization holds five direct grants under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (SRSAP) from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with awards issued annually on July 1 for twelve-month or fifteen-month periods; the most recent prime award runs through September 30, 2027. As a sub-recipient, Newaygo County Resa receives the overwhelming majority of its federal funding from the Michigan Department of Education, which acts as the prime grantee across multiple Department of Education and Department of Agriculture grant streams. Recent sub-award activity includes programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B Special Education for preschool-age children (Section 619), IDEA Part C Early Intervention (Early On), Education for Homeless Children and Youth, Department of Energy education initiatives, and Department of Agriculture nutrition and USDA program support. The organization also received sub-awards related to the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund under the American Rescue Plan Act.

Customer concentration is extremely narrow and heavily tilted toward special education. The top five funding agencies account for 97% of awards and are led by the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (30 awards), followed by the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (16 awards), the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (7 awards), the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (3 awards), and the Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service (1 award). Within the special education category, IDEA Part B and Part C grants dominate the sub-award portfolio dating back to 2021.

Total obligated dollars across all fifty-nine awards are $30.2 million, with award activity trending relatively flat over the past five years — nine awards obligated in 2022, declining to six in 2026 (through July). Only one award is scheduled for completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating a stable but mature recompete pipeline with minimal near-term churn. Newaygo County Resa's role is structured around supporting K–12 special education service delivery and compliance for small rural Michigan school districts, with federal funding flowing primarily through state-administered grant vehicles rather than through direct federal procurement or contracting relationships.