School Union 93

School Union 93, doing business as Surry School District, is a U.S. local government school district based in Surry, Maine that receives federal grants as a prime recipient to support K-12 education and school nutrition programs. The district operates almost entirely in a sub-recipient capacity (70% of recent awards) rather than as a prime, drawing federal funding through the Maine Department of Education and other state agencies on behalf of enrolled students.

The district's federal footprint centers on two primary grant programs. As a prime recipient, School Union 93 holds annual Small, Rural School Achievement Program grants from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with awards spanning July 2022 through July 2026 and completion dates running through September 2027. The district operates these awards as formula grants under the rural school assistance framework. As a sub-recipient, the district administers a high-volume portfolio of federal nutrition and special education grants flowing through the Maine Department of Education. The largest sub-recipient volume comes from U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service school lunch program awards — the district received 33 such sub-awards since 2023, providing cash grants and commodity donations to support nutritious lunch service for school children. An additional set of sub-awards from the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (4 awards) and the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education fund special education services for children with disabilities ages three through twenty, and pandemic-response grants (COVID-19 preparedness and response). A single sub-award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 addresses the Maine CDC Drinking Water Program.

The district's customer base spans four distinct federal agencies. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 33 of the 60 total awards in the source data, with the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services together covering 26 awards, and the EPA completing the set with one award. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $706 thousand. Activity peaked in 2024 with 31 awards, then declined to 5 in 2025 and 3 in 2026; only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. All federal funding flows through state grant administration; the district does not hold contracts or seats on federal contract vehicles.