Sivells Bend Independent School District

Sivells Bend Independent School District (Sivells Bend ISD), a public school district located in Gainesville, Texas, receives federal formula grants and sub-grants for elementary and secondary education programs as a prime recipient and sub-recipient. The district is a U.S. government entity operating as a local government school district with no prime federal contracting presence; its entire federal footprint derives from Department of Education grants routed through the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Texas Education Agency.

Sivells Bend ISD's federal activity centers on two recurring grant programs. As a prime recipient, the district has received five consecutive Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, awarded annually on July 1, covering fiscal years 2022 through 2026, with the most recent award dated July 1, 2026, completing September 30, 2027. As a sub-recipient, the district draws Title I, Part A funds from the Texas Education Agency, with sub-awards dated June 3, 2024, and April 15, 2025 (including one amended sub-award), supporting supplemental resources for schools serving high concentrations of low-income students. Combined federal obligations across all twenty-four awards in the source span $462 thousand, reflecting the modest funding scale typical of rural school districts.

The district's federal customer base shows complete concentration with a single agency — the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 100% of recent awards across both prime and sub-recipient roles. Activity has remained flat to episodic across the past five years (one award each in 2022 and 2023, two in 2024, three in 2025, and one in 2026), with one award (the fiscal 2026 Small, Rural School Achievement Program grant) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Sivells Bend ISD operates exclusively within the federal education grant ecosystem; the district does not function as a federal contractor, subcontractor, or participant on government-wide acquisition vehicles. The district's role is that of a grant recipient managing federal education funds for rural school operations, not a vendor selling goods or services to federal agencies.