Deshler Public School District

Deshler Public School District, a U.S. local government school district based in Deshler, Nebraska, receives federal funding as a grant sub-recipient (94% of recent awards) and holds a single prime grant award under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The district does not hold federal contracts and does not serve as a prime contractor; all federal work flows through the Department of Education Nebraska as the prime grantee, with Deshler acting as the sub-recipient entity for K–12 education funding and nutrition programs.

The district's federal award footprint is concentrated in two customer agencies. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 14 of 18 awards, representing the bulk of recent sub-grant activity — these are block grants and child nutrition program (CNP) funding flowing from USDA through the Nebraska Department of Education. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education provides three awards, including the prime Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grant (ultimate completion September 30, 2026) and Title I Part A basic grants to local education agencies passed through the state. A single award from the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services rounds out the customer set. All awards except the prime Small, Rural School Achievement Program arrive as sub-grants from the Nebraska Department of Education, the state pass-through entity.

Recent activity has averaged six awards per year over the past three years (nine awards in 2024, seven in 2025, two in 2026 year-to-date), with combined dollars obligated of $381 thousand across all eighteen awards. One award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The district's federal footprint reflects standard K–12 education funding streams — formula grants, block grants, nutrition support, and special education allocations — administered through state education intermediaries rather than direct federal procurement relationships. This profile is consistent with school districts' typical role in the federal education funding structure: recipients of formula allocations and categorical grants rather than competitive contractors or vendors.