Southern Local School BD

Southern Local School BD, a U.S. local government school district based in Racine, Ohio, is a federal grant recipient that operates predominantly as a sub-recipient (91% of recent awards) under federal education and nutrition programs flowing through the Ohio Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture. The district does not hold prime federal contracts and operates outside the federal contractor competitive market — it is an end-beneficiary of federal education, special education, and rural development funding rather than a services or goods vendor.

Southern Local School BD's federal footprint is overwhelmingly concentrated in education and child nutrition sub-grants. The district has received forty-five awards since 2009, with combined obligations of $11.4 million across four distinct federal customer agencies. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services account for forty awards (88% of the total), while the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service and Rural Utilities Service carry the remainder. The district's recent work includes a direct prime award from the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service of $410,876 under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants program (CFDA 10.855), running from September 23, 2025, through September 23, 2027, to deploy telecommunications and computer networks for distance learning in rural areas around Racine, Ohio. The vast majority of the district's federal funding arrives as sub-grants from the Ohio Department of Education, which serves as the pass-through entity for Title I-A, Title II-A, Title IV-A, Title V-B, IDEA-B Special Education, IDEA Early Childhood Special Education, School Breakfast Program, and School Lunch Program allocations. The district also received American Rescue Plan (ARP) ESSER funding through Ohio and a Stronger Connections grant in 2023.

Activity accelerated from two awards in 2022 to eleven in 2024 but has moderated to five awards year-to-date in 2026. One award is scheduled to complete within the next twenty-four months. Because Southern Local School BD is a government entity and end-user of federal education and nutrition programs rather than a federal contractor or services provider, it presents no competitive footprint, no parent-vehicle positioning, and no teaming relevance to federal contractors competing for civilian or defense federal work.