Owendale Gagetown School District

Owendale Gagetown School District, a Michigan-based U.S. local government entity, acts as a recipient of federal grant funds through the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and as a sub-recipient of pass-through grants distributed by the Michigan Department of Education. The district does not hold federal contracts and operates entirely within the K–12 education grant ecosystem rather than the federal procurement market.

The district's federal activity concentrates on two grantor agencies. The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded the district five prime grants under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (a formula grant program), with awards issued annually on July 1 and most recently on July 1, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027. The district also receives sub-awards distributed through the Michigan Department of Education, which functions as the pass-through entity for federal funds to local education agencies. These sub-awards fund Title I, Part A (designed to support disadvantaged children in meeting high academic standards through Schoolwide or Targeted Assistance Programs), USDA nutrition programs, Department of Energy programs, and American Rescue Plan ESSER III recovery funds. The district has received at least 23 sub-awards since 2022, with a concentration of funding activity occurring in late 2025 through 2026. The Department of Education accounts for 34 of 43 total awards (prime and sub combined); the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, which provides nutrition-focused sub-awards through Michigan, accounts for 9 awards. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $2 million. The district's activity volume increased from 4 awards in 2022 and 2023 to 8 awards in 2025, with only 1 award facing ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, indicating relatively stable grant continuation through the planning horizon.