Florence School District #14-1

Florence School District #14-1, doing business as Florence Elementary School - 02, is a rural South Dakota public school district that receives federal education and nutrition grants as a prime recipient from the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and as a sub-recipient from the South Dakota Department of Education. The district operates as a U.S. local government entity and does not hold federal contracts or seats on government-wide vehicles.

The district's federal footprint centers on education formula grants and child nutrition support. As a prime recipient, Florence School District #14-1 has received recurring Small, Rural School Achievement Program grants from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education in each of the past five years (2022 through 2026), with the most recent award dated July 1, 2026, running through September 30, 2027. As a sub-recipient, the district channels federal education and nutrition funding through the South Dakota Department of Education, including Title I Basic Grant Allocations, Title IIA REAP (rural education initiative) funding, Title IV resources, National School Lunch Program block grants covering meal claims, Perkins Career Technical Education reserve funds, and associated school lunch program support. The district's customer concentration is concentrated with two agencies accounting for 97% of awards: the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (24 awards) and the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (9 awards), with one award from the Department of Education's Office of Career Technical and Adult Education.

Activity has been intermittent and low-volume. The district recorded one award in 2022, eight in 2023, three in 2024, six in 2025, and two in 2026 through August. Combined dollars obligated across all 35 awards total $1.2 million. Only one award (the most recent sub-award from August 2025 for Title I Basic Grant Allocation) carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, indicating stable, formula-driven funding with annual or multi-year cycles rather than competitive procurement exposure. The district has no role as a federal contractor or as a subcontractor to private vendors; its federal relationships are entirely grant-based, routed through education-sector federal programs and pass-through state administration.