Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3

Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3, a U.S. local government entity and South Dakota public school district, receives federal education funding as a prime grant recipient through the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and as a sub-recipient of education and nutrition support flowing from the South Dakota Department of Education and the State of South Dakota.

The district is headquartered in Emery, South Dakota, and operates as a government entity with no federal contracting activity — the 37 total federal awards in its portfolio consist entirely of grants. Bridgewater-Emery acts as a prime grant recipient on 21 awards (57% of total) and as a sub-recipient on 16 awards (43% of total). The district's federal funding footprint is concentrated in K–12 education and child nutrition programs. As a prime recipient, the district has received formula grants under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education in each of the past five years (awards dated July 2022 through July 2026, with the most recent grant running through September 2027). As a sub-recipient, the district draws funding from two primary sources: the South Dakota Department of Education, which channels Title I Basic grants, Title IIA Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) awards, Title IV school safety and climate support, the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Block Grant claims, and Project Aware mental health funding; and the State of South Dakota, which administered an Education American Rescue Plan (EANs) GEER award in 2024.

The top three customer agencies by award count account for 97% of recent awards: the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (28 awards, representing the prime Small, Rural School Achievement Program grants and related sub-awards), the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (7 awards, tied to school lunch administration), and the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (1 award). Combined dollars obligated across all 37 awards total $1.5 million, reflecting the formula-grant and reimbursement-based nature of K–12 federal education funding. Activity has been modest and episodic over the past five years, with two awards in 2022, five in 2023, four in 2024, and six in 2025, with only one award currently scheduled for completion within the next twenty-four months. The district does not hold federal contracting vehicles, IDIQs, BPAs, or GWACs and is not engaged in federal service contracting or product supply.