Belcourt School Dist

Belcourt School District, doing business as Turtle Mountain High School, is a local government school district in Belcourt, North Dakota that serves a predominantly American Indian student population as a federal grant recipient (28% of recent awards as prime recipient) and subrecipient (72% as pass-through from state and federal intermediaries). The district operates with no federal set-asides or contracting vehicle position; all federal funding flows through grant awards from the U.S. Department of Education and subordinate grant pass-throughs from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.

The district's prime grant work centers on two recurring Department of Education programs: Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.060), which fund culturally responsive instruction, teacher professional development, and student support services addressing the unique educational and cultural needs of American Indian students; and Impact Aid (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003), which provides assistance for districts where federally connected children—including those living on Indian lands—reduce the district's tax base. Recent prime awards include $391,198 under Indian Education Formula Grants effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; $258,588 under Impact Aid (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2031); $395,623 under Indian Education Formula Grants (July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026); and $425,060 under Indian Education Formula Grants (July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025). A recent subrecipient grant from the National Fund For Excellence In American Indian Education (awarded May 29, 2025) supports Ojibwe language immersion classes, community language tables, and virtual reality storytelling activities serving 1,300 students and 100 educators over two years.

The district's subrecipient portfolio is dominated by pass-through grants from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction spanning child nutrition programs (School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program Free/Reduced, Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Program), special education (IDEA-B, IDEA Preschool), Title I compensatory education, Title II teacher professional development, Title IV student support services, and Related Language Instruction Student Services. The district also receives subrecipient funding from the North Dakota Department of Human Services for Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CFDA 93.104) and participates in cybersecurity infrastructure grants. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service and the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education account for 96% of recent awards across all funding sources (81 and 55 awards respectively).

Activity has grown year over year from three awards in 2022 to 33 in 2026, with total obligated funding across the portfolio reaching $29.9 million. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating stable ongoing funding streams across both prime grant and subrecipient roles. The district's federal footprint reflects a school system operating within the standard K-12 federal grant ecology rather than federal contracting; all customer relationships flow through state intermediaries (primarily North Dakota Department of Public Instruction) or direct federal grant programs targeting Indian education and school finance equity.