Triad Local Schools

Triad Local Schools, a U.S. local government school district headquartered in North Lewisburg, Ohio, operates as a federal grant sub-recipient rather than a prime contractor, receiving and managing federal education and nutrition funding channeled through state intermediaries. The district acts as a sub-recipient on 39 of its 40 recent federal awards (97% of activity), with a single prime grant award for distance learning infrastructure funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service.

Triad's federal funding footprint is concentrated in K-12 education and child nutrition programs. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education funds 23 awards across Title I-A (Improving Basic Programs), Title II-A (Supporting Effective Instruction), Title IV-A (Student Support and Academic Enrichment), and IDEA special education programs (IDEA-B for school-age students and IDEA Early Childhood Special Education). The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services provides an additional 12 awards covering similar IDEA initiatives. Four awards flow from the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. These 39 sub-grants are distributed through the Ohio Department of Education as the state prime grantee; Triad receives allocations and manages compliance for its student population.

Recent sub-award activity shows stable annual flow: 2 awards in 2022, 7 in 2023, 11 in 2024, 9 in 2025, and 5 through mid-2026. The district's combined dollars obligated across all 40 awards total $3.9 million. On the prime side, Triad received a project grant award dated August 26, 2025, from the Rural Utilities Service for a Distance Learning Grant (completion date August 26, 2027), addressing broadband infrastructure or connectivity for distance education. As a sub-recipient district, Triad exercises no purchasing power for federal contractors; the district consumes the grants to operate programs (special education services, teacher professional development, student support, school meals) within its own schools rather than awarding subcontracts or task orders to external vendors. One award (the distance learning grant) reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing minimal recompete exposure given the district's pass-through grant recipient posture.