Divide County School District

Divide County School District No 1, a U.S. local government school district based in Crosby, North Dakota, receives and administers federal education and nutrition grants as a recipient, operating almost entirely in a sub-recipient role (92% of awards) under pass-through funding from state and federal agencies rather than as a prime grantee.

The district's federal award footprint is concentrated in child nutrition and education support programs. As a prime recipient, Divide County School District No 1 holds three awards under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): a formula grant awarded July 1, 2026 with completion date September 30, 2027; a prior-year award from July 1, 2025 completing September 30, 2026; and an earlier award from July 1, 2022 completing September 30, 2023. The vast majority of the district's federal funding flows through sub-recipient awards passed via the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, which serves as the prime grantee. These sub-awards span multiple federal nutrition and education programs: the School Breakfast Program (SBP), National School Lunch Program (NSLP) with both paid and free/reduced meal components, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), Child Nutrition Block Grant (CN Block), Title I Grants, Special Education Grants, and ND CLIMBS (a state-level literacy initiative). Sub-award activity has accelerated sharply — the district received 32 sub-awards in 2026, up from 21 in 2025, 16 in 2024, and 12 in 2023, reflecting monthly or quarterly pass-through distributions under the nutrition and categorical education programs.

The district's customer base is entirely within the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (69 awards) and the Department of Education's OESE (16 awards) and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (1 award), accounting for 100% of recent awards. Combined dollars obligated across all 86 awards total $2.7 million. Only one award faces completion within the next twenty-four months. Divide County School District No 1 operates as a direct service provider and grant administrator for rural North Dakota students, with no federal contracts, no presence on contract vehicles or GWACs, and no commercial subcontracting relationships visible in the source data.