Westbrook School District

Westbrook Board Of Education, a Connecticut-based public school district, operates as a grant recipient under the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, receiving federal funds for K–12 education and nutrition programs. The district holds no federal contracts and competes primarily as a sub-recipient (80% of recent awards) on pass-through grants administered by the Connecticut Department of Education.

Westbrook is a not-for-profit public entity structured as a school district, governed by local board of education authority and located at 158 McVeagh Road, Westbrook, Connecticut. The district does not hold SBA certifications or pursue federal contract work; its federal footprint consists entirely of grants and sub-awards flowing through state intermediaries.

The district's federal funding portfolio centers on three categorical streams: child nutrition, special education, and rural school achievement. As a prime recipient, Westbrook has drawn five consecutive annual formula grants under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (awards on July 1, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, each running through September 30 of the following year). As a sub-recipient, the district receives pass-through funds from the Connecticut Department of Education across multiple federal programs: the Child Nutrition Program Block Consolidated (13 awards, most recent August 17, 2026), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B programs including IDEA 611, IDEA 619, extended support para-educator funding, and transition support activities (6 awards), the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief program including Small Town Right to Read and Dual Credit Expansion (2 awards), Title III English Language Acquisition (1 award), and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program State and Local PEBT and the Specialty Crop Appropriations Local Food for Schools program (2 awards combined).

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward nutrition and education funding streams. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 13 awards, the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education for 8 awards, and the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services for 6 awards — together covering 100% of the district's recent award volume. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $1.7 million, reflecting the formula-grant and pass-through nature of the funding rather than competitive procurement. Activity has remained modest and flat — averaging five awards per year over the past five years with one award completing in the next twenty-four months. The district does not serve as a subcontractor to federal contractors and has no prime federal contract or GWAC vehicle relationships.