Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School

Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School, a non-profit charter school located in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, operates as a federal grant recipient and sub-recipient in K–12 education and nutrition programs, with no federal contracts or contracting-vehicle involvement. The school receives direct formula grants from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and participates in federal nutrition and instruction programs flowing through the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as the state pass-through administrator.

The school's federal footprint is heavily weighted toward sub-recipient work — 83% of the 48 total awards in recent years are sub-awards, while 17% are prime federal grants. All five recent direct prime awards are formula grants from the Department of Education under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, running annually from July 1 through September 30, with awards in fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. The sub-award stream, comprising 40 separate allocations, flows entirely through the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and covers Child Nutrition Programs (including fresh fruits and vegetables and consolidated block programs), Title I Part A Basic Grants to LEAs (supporting low-income schools), Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (IDEA grants for children with disabilities ages 3–21), Supporting Effective Instruction grants, and Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants. The school also receives child nutrition administrative and supplemental assistance allocations tied to school lunch and food-service operations.

Customer concentration reflects the education and nutrition grant structure. The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 20 awards, the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service for 19 awards, and the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services for 9 awards, encompassing 100% of recent awards across these three grantor agencies. Combined dollars obligated across all 48 awards total $1.1 million, reflecting the modest scale typical of a small rural charter school operating under formula-based grant allocations rather than discretionary contract awards. The activity trajectory shows growth from 1 award in 2022 to a peak of 22 awards in 2024, followed by 11 in 2025 and 8 year-to-date in 2026; this pattern reflects the annual reallocation and pass-through timing of federal K–12 education and nutrition grants rather than multi-year contracting cycles. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure.