Plainview School District 5

Plainview School District 5, doing business as Plainview Elementary Junior Senior High School, is a U.S. local government school district headquartered in Plainview, Nebraska, that receives direct federal grants as a prime recipient from the U.S. Department of Education and serves as a sub-recipient of federal education and nutrition program funds flowing through the Nebraska Department of Education. The district operates as a government entity with no federal contracts; its federal footprint is entirely grant-based, split between direct formula grants and pass-through funding from state-administered federal programs.

The district's primary federal relationships are with the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, which has awarded five consecutive annual Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants running July 2022 through September 2027, with the most recent award issued on July 1, 2026 (completion September 30, 2027). Plainview's sub-recipient role is substantially larger by transaction count: the Nebraska Department of Education has issued 27 sub-awards across multiple federal programs, including Title I Basic Grants to LEAs, Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) grants (including Part B, Non-Public, and Coordinated Early Intervening Services components), Child Nutrition Program block grants, and state grant allocations. This sub-recipient work reflects the typical elementary-secondary education funding model in which state education agencies function as pass-through entities for federal dollars to individual school districts.

The district's federal funding footprint is small and narrowly concentrated. Three federal agencies account for 100% of awards: the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (25 awards), the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (19 awards), and the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (3 awards). Combined dollars obligated across all 47 awards total $1.1 million. Award activity spiked in 2024 and 2025 (12 awards per year) following a dormant period in 2022 and 2023 (one award each year), reflecting routine cycles of formula grant disbursement and state pass-through allocations. One award carrying the next recompete cliff falls within the twenty-four-month window, posing minimal pipeline concentration risk. As a U.S. government entity operating a consolidated PreK-12 school, Plainview does not compete for federal contracts, hold GSA Schedules, participate in GWACs, or maintain teaming relationships with federal contractors; its federal role is limited to direct service delivery funded through elementary-secondary education and nutrition programs.