Seagraves Independent School District

Seagraves Independent School District, a local government school district in Seagraves, Texas, is a federal grant recipient that receives funding through the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and subordinate federal agencies, operating in a sub-recipient capacity for the majority of its federal award footprint. The district does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles; its federal engagement is entirely grant-based, distributed as 36% direct prime grants and 64% sub-grants passed through the Texas Education Agency and Texas Department of Agriculture.

The district's federal portfolio concentrates almost entirely within K–12 education funding. The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 29 of 33 total awards (88% of the portfolio); the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service provides three awards related to the National School Lunch Program; and the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration accounts for one award. As a prime recipient, Seagraves has secured Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education covering two distinct funding periods: July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023, and July 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. As a sub-recipient, the district receives pass-through funding from the Texas Education Agency for Title I, Part A (Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies) to support low-income student achievement; Title II, Part A (Supporting Effective Instruction) to improve teacher and principal quality; and career pathways implementation grants. The district also received three sub-awards from the Texas Department of Agriculture for National School Lunch Program equipment grants in December 2024.

The district's recent activity is stable but modest. Over the past five years (2022–2026), the district has secured four to five awards annually, with three awards recorded in 2026 to date. Combined federal dollars obligated across all thirty-three awards total $5.4 million. The district faces one award completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting a minimal recompete cliff. The federal award footprint reflects the district's status as a rural, Title I eligible school system dependent on formula grant allocation and state pass-through mechanisms rather than competitive procurement or vendor-style contracting relationships.