Northern Berkshire VOC Reg SD

Northern Berkshire VOC Reg SD, doing business as Northern Berkshire Voctnl School, is a U.S. public school district and educational institution located in North Adams, Massachusetts that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient and sub-recipient. The entity operates as a local government school district under state control, receiving 29% of its recent awards as a direct prime grant recipient and 71% as a sub-recipient of federal education and nutrition programs passed through the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education.

Northern Berkshire's federal funding footprint centers on K–12 education and career technical education programs. As a prime recipient, the school district receives annual formula grants under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with awards dated July 1 in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 and ultimate completion dates running through September 2027. As a sub-recipient, Northern Berkshire receives the bulk of its federal resources through the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education, spanning Title I basic grants to local educational agencies, career and technical education programs under Title I Perkins V, special education services, teacher quality improvement under the Supporting Effective Instruction program, school lunch and child nutrition programs, student support and academic enrichment grants, and afterschool and emergency shelter meal services. The district also receives small allocations from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward the Department of Education. The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 26 awards, the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service for 13 awards, the Office of Career Technical and Adult Education for 5 awards, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services for 4 awards, and the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration for 3 awards. All fifty-one awards in the source data derive from these five customer agencies, representing the full scope of Northern Berkshire's federal footprint.

Activity has accelerated significantly in recent years. The district received one award in 2022, four in 2023, nineteen in 2024, twelve in 2025, and five in 2026, reflecting growing participation in federal nutrition and education programs. Combined dollars obligated across all fifty-one awards total $1.7 million. One award (combined potential value not specified in the source) reaches completion within the next twenty-four months. Northern Berkshire's federal profile is characteristic of a small rural school district with limited direct federal contracting capacity but substantial reliance on pass-through formula grants and sub-awards for K–12 operations, career technical education delivery, and student meal programs.