Baraga Area School District

Baraga Area School District, a Michigan K–12 public school system, receives federal education formula and project grants from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education as a prime recipient, with minimal subrecipient activity. The district is a state-controlled educational institution and local government entity with no federal contract prime or sub prime awards in the source record; its federal footprint consists entirely of direct grant receipts and pass-through sub-grants from the Michigan Department of Education.

The district's grant portfolio centers on three recurring federal education programs. The Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041) provides statutory formula-based support to address the tax-base erosion caused by federally connected children—those living on or whose parents work on federal property or serve on active duty—whose families' property is exempt from local property taxation. Baraga Area School District's most recent Impact Aid award of $1.135 million (October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031) reflects the district's eligibility under the statutory formula for eligible federally connected children in average daily attendance. The Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs program provides annual formula grants supporting Native American student achievement and cultural programming, with awards recurring each July across the portfolio. The Small, Rural School Achievement Program furnishes formula support to rural districts with limited economies of scale, with awards also recurring on a July 1 cycle. Place of performance for all awards is Baraga, Michigan.

The district's customer concentration is near-complete: the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 60 of 61 prime awards (98% coverage), with the remaining prime awards distributed across the Department of Education (3 awards) and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (2 awards, likely child nutrition programs). Activity has remained steady at two to five awards per year over the past five years; two awards (representing sub-minimal recompete exposure) carry completion dates within the next twenty-four months. The district also acts as a subrecipient on five Title I Part A (disadvantaged-student support), ARP ESSER III (pandemic recovery), and child nutrition sub-awards passed through the Michigan Department of Education, with the most recent sub-award dated March 7, 2025. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $19.2 million across the full award history in the source.