Richards Independent School District

Richards Independent School District, a public K–12 school district headquartered in Richards, Texas, is a recipient of federal education grants from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The district operates as a prime grant recipient on Small, Rural School Achievement Program awards and as a sub-recipient of Title I, Part A supplemental education funding passed through the Texas Education Agency.

The district's federal footprint is narrowly concentrated: all 32 awards in the source record come from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, making it a single-agency customer. The district holds recurring prime grants under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, with five consecutive annual awards running from July 2022 through September 2027 — the most recent award issued July 1, 2026 with completion scheduled for September 30, 2027. Concurrently, the district receives Title I, Part A sub-awards from the Texas Education Agency, which passes through federal ESEA/ESSA funding to support high-poverty schools in building student academic achievement in state content standards. Recent sub-awards on the Title I, Part A line include awards dated August 23, 2026 and August 9, 2025 (two separate sub-awards in the same month).

The district splits its federal footprint between prime awards (56% of the 32 total) and sub-awards (44%), with the Small, Rural School Achievement Program formulas anchoring the prime side and Title I, Part A sub-awards anchoring the sub side. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $1.3 million, indicating modest per-award magnitudes consistent with formula-grant and supplemental-funding models serving a small rural district. The district's activity pattern is flat, averaging three awards per year across 2022–2025 and two awards in 2026, reflecting the rhythm of annual education grant cycles rather than procurement competition. One award completes within the next twenty-four months, carrying minimal recompete exposure in that window given the formula-grant structure.