Board Of Education Fargo School

Board Of Education Fargo School (doing business as Fargo Public Schools), a U.S. local government school district headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, operates as a federal grant recipient, not a federal contractor — the district receives direct federal education and nutrition formula grants from the Department of Education and sub-awards flowing from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, with no prime contract awards or participation in contracting vehicles.

Fargo Public Schools serves as a prime recipient for Indian Education formula grants directly from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under CFDA 84.060. The district has received five consecutive annual Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies awards, ranging from $115,567 in fiscal year 2023 to $185,347 as of July 1, 2026, each running on a July 1 through June 30 performance period. These awards fund academic instruction, cultural programming, teacher professional development, and targeted student support services designed to help American Indian and Alaska Native students meet state academic standards while preserving cultural heritage. Administrative costs are capped at 5 percent of the award amount, and the district must consult with an Indian Parent Committee and maintain expenditure records for three years following the grant period. The district qualifies as an eligible local educational agency under the formula grant statutory requirement of enrolling at least ten Indian children or having Indian students comprise at least twenty-five percent of total enrollment.

The overwhelming majority of the district's federal footprint — 88 percent of 259 total awards across all sources — consists of sub-awards flowing from state intermediaries, primarily the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. Fargo Public Schools receives recurring sub-awards under multiple federal education and nutrition programs: the National School Lunch Program (NSLP Free/Reduced and Paid), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Program (FFVP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), Title I Grants, Title II (teacher professional development), Title III (English Learner services), Title IV (student support and academics), IDEA-B Special Education (CFDA 84.027A), IDEA Preschool (CFDA 84.173A), McKinney-Vento Homeless Education (CFDA 84.196A), Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (CFDA 84.002A), and pandemic relief including ESSER III Choice Ready Grants and ESSER III Title VI Supplemental awards. Recent sub-award activity shows 73 awards in 2026 through mid-September, 59 in 2025, and 54 in 2024, reflecting sustained participation across all major federal K-12 funding streams. The District of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 168 of the 259 total awards (nutrition programs flowing through North Dakota Department of Public Instruction passthrough), the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education for 58 awards (including both the five direct Indian Education prime grants and sub-awards under Title programs), and smaller volumes under the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, and Office of Career Technical and Adult Education, together covering 95 percent of all awards. Only one award carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the near term.