Eau Claire Area School District

Eau Claire Area School District, a local government school district based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient and sub-recipient across multiple Department of Education and Department of Agriculture programs. The district does not hold federal contracts or sit on contracting vehicles; its federal footprint is entirely grant-based, with 21 prime grants (22% of awards) and 74 sub-grants (78% of awards) spanning the past four years.

The district's grant portfolio centers on K–12 education programs administered through Wisconsin's state education agency and supplementary child development services. As a prime recipient, Eau Claire Area School District holds Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs (Assistance Type: Formula Grant) awarded directly by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with awards in FY2023, FY2024, FY2025, and FY2026 (ultimate completion dates June 30, 2023 through June 30, 2027). As a sub-recipient, the district receives the majority of its federal funding through pass-through awards from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, which distributes Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies (CFDA 84.010), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B formula grants (flow-through and preschool allocations), Title II-A Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting funds (CFDA 84.367A), Title III-A English Language Acquisition programs (CFDA 84.365A), Title IV-A Student Support and Academic Enrichment (CFDA 84.424A), the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), and the Child Nutrition Program Fresh Fruit and Vegetable grants (CFDA 10.582). The district also receives sub-grants from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for school-based mental health professionals, education for homeless children and youth programs, the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund (CFDA 84.425U), and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Stronger Connections Grant Program (CFDA 84.424F). Sub-grants from Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council, Inc. support Head Start child development services serving approximately 123 eligible children in the Eau Claire Area School District.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward the Department of Education. The top five grantor agencies account for 88% of the district's award count, dominated by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (41 awards) and the Food and Nutrition Service (28 awards), with the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (8 awards), the Administration for Children and Families (4 awards), and the Office of English Language Acquisition (3 awards) providing supplementary funding streams. Award activity has grown from one award in 2022 to a peak of 28 awards in 2025; 2026 activity to date reflects 17 awards as of late August. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, reflecting the multi-year nature of most education formula grants and sub-grants flowing to the district.