Soper School District 4

Soper School District 4 Soper Public School Division, a state-controlled public school entity headquartered in Soper, Oklahoma, is a recipient of federal education and rural development grants rather than a federal contractor. The district operates as a prime recipient (97% of awards) on education formula grants and project grants administered by the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with supplemental infrastructure and nutrition support from the Department of Agriculture.

The district's federal footprint centers on three recurring education grant programs. The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded Soper School District 4 multiple cycles of formula grants under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program and Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs, with cycle awards typically running July 1 through June 30 or September 30. The district also holds three Impact Aid Program grants (CFDA 84.041) — project grants with six-year or five-year performance periods that commenced in January 2022, February 2023, and October 2025, respectively. The most recent Impact Aid award ($197,391) covers the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2031 and compensates the district for revenue lost due to federal acquisition of real property and the presence of federally connected children living on federal property or Indian lands and children with parents employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. The Rural Utilities Service awarded Soper School District 4 two Community Facility Grants project awards in 2023 for community facility improvements, each with a two-year completion window. The district also receives nutrition reimbursement sub-awards through the State Department of Education, including awards in June 2026 and October 2025 to support school meal programs.

The district's customer concentration is extreme: 58 of 66 total awards (88% of volume) flow from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, reflecting the deterministic nature of education entitlement funding. The remaining volume splits across three Department of Agriculture line-of-business divisions — Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing Service Community Facilities, and the Food and Nutrition Service. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $4.2 million over the full award history. Award activity has been modest and irregular — three to six awards per year over the past five years — with only two awards facing ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months and therefore subject to renewal cycles.