Overton School District 4

Overton School District 4, doing business as Overton Public School, is a U.S. local government school district located in Overton, Nebraska that receives federal formula grants and sub-grants directly from the Department of Education and through pass-through funding from the Department of Education Nebraska as a prime recipient. The district operates as a sub-recipient on the majority of its federal awards (61% of recent activity) and does not hold federal contracts or serve as a contractor to federal agencies.

The district's federal footprint centers on K–12 education funding programs. As a prime recipient, Overton School District 4 has drawn five consecutive annual formula grants under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (awards dated July 1 in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, each with completion dates running through September 30 of the following year). As a sub-recipient, the district receives pass-through grants from the Department of Education Nebraska under multiple Title I and special education funding streams, including Title I Part A Basic Grants to Local Education Agencies, Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies, IDEA Parts B and Non-Public funding (IDEA-PtB-611-Base-EP-6408, IDEA-NonPublic-6412, and IDEA-CEIS-6411), and block grant allocations. Sub-grant activity spans from October 2021 through June 2026, with monthly or periodic distributions reflecting the calendar of state pass-through funding cycles.

Customer concentration is narrow and entirely within elementary and secondary education. The top three funding agencies account for 100% of recent awards: the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (25 awards as prime grantor), the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (23 awards, likely reflecting National School Lunch or breakfast program eligibility), and the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (3 awards). Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $1 million. Activity has remained sporadic through 2023 (one award per year) before rising to fourteen awards in both 2024 and 2025, then dropping to five awards in 2026. Only one award faces ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, reducing near-term recompete exposure. The district's participation in federal education funding is characteristic of small rural school systems: direct access to formula grants from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education paired with sub-recipient status for state-administered Title I and special education funds.