Centennial School District 12

Centennial School District 12, a U.S. local government entity based in Circle Pines, Minnesota, receives federal grants as a prime recipient and sub-recipient focused on K-12 education, school safety, and student support services. The district does not hold federal contracts and does not serve as a prime or sub contractor; all federal activity flows through education and public-safety grant programs administered by the Department of Education and the Department of Justice.

Centennial's grant footprint centers on the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), which accounts for 31 of 40 total awards in the source data. The district holds recurring annual Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs (Local Education Agencies) covering fiscal years 2022 through 2027 under the OESE authorization. The district also received a three-year, $300,000 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Program (CFDA 16.710) for the School Violence Prevention Program, awarded October 1, 2022, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2025. That grant funds evidence-based school safety programs and technology to improve security and promote a positive learning environment. The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services accounts for six awards, and the Office of English Language Acquisition for one additional award, rounding out the OESE-dominated customer base.

Centennial also acts as a sub-recipient on nineteen awards (47% of total), primarily sub-grants passed through the Minnesota Department of Education. These sub-awards carry designations such as Formula – 169 – SFY2022 ESSER III (American Rescue Plan learning-recovery funds) and numbered sub-awards tracking state-level education appropriations. The prime-to-sub split is roughly balanced at 53% prime and 47% sub, reflecting the district's role as both a direct federal grantee and a conduit for state-administered federal dollars flowing to school operations.

Activity accelerated sharply in 2024 (13 awards) following slower years in 2022–2023 (two to four awards annually), then declined to four awards in 2025 and one in the first half of 2026. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete pressure on the current portfolio. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $5.4 million over the source's full time window, with the Indian Education Formula Grants representing the recurring baseline and the COPS grant the largest single project commitment.