Eight Mile School District 6

Eight Mile School District 6, a U.S. local government school district based in Trenton, North Dakota, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient and sub-recipient focused on K-12 education and student nutrition programs. The district does not hold federal contracts and operates exclusively within the grant ecosystem, receiving all funding through the Department of Education and Department of Agriculture.

Eight Mile School District 6's prime grant footprint centers on two Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education formula grant programs: the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (annual awards as of July 2025 and July 2026, with ultimate completion dates through September 2027) and the Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs (annual awards across fiscal years 2022 through 2026, completing through June 2027). These are recurring formula allocations characteristic of rural and tribal-eligible districts. The district also holds a sub-recipient award from the Department of Health and Human Services (via the North Dakota Department of Human Services) under the Rural Health Transformation Program, dated August 2026.

The overwhelming majority of Eight Mile School District 6's federal footprint—67% of the total 123 awards—flows through sub-recipient status under pass-through agreements from state agencies, principally the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. Sub-recipient awards concentrate on child nutrition programs: the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) in both paid and free/reduced-price variants, the School Breakfast Program (SBP), the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), and Child Nutrition Block grants (CN Block). Additional sub-awards include Title I education grants (both commingled and high-performing award variants) and Title III English Language Acquisition funding. The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction has issued awards to the district from June 2023 through August 2026, with the bulk of calendar-year 2026 sub-awards (27 across nutrition and Title I programs) arriving in a concentrated three-month window from January through June. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 70 awards in the portfolio; the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 50 awards; and two additional Education office sub-awards and one HHS award round the customer base.

Activity has grown materially year over year—from a single award in 2022 to thirty-three in 2026—reflecting cumulative formula grant timing and an increase in sub-recipient pass-through volume. Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating a stable funding pattern with minimal recompete pressure in the near term. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $1.5 million. As a rural and tribally eligible school district, Eight Mile School District 6 does not compete for contracts and holds no teaming or prime-sub relationships with federal contractors.