Fordville Lankin Public School District

Fordville Lankin Public School District operates as a U.S. local government entity and school district recipient of federal formula grants for K–12 education and child nutrition programs, based in Fordville, North Dakota. The district functions almost entirely as a sub-recipient (82% of recent awards) flowing funding through the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, with a smaller set of direct prime recipient relationships for education-focused formula grants from the U.S. Department of Education.

The district's federal funding portfolio centers on two program streams. As a prime recipient, Fordville Lankin receives direct awards under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with formula grant awards on July 1 of each year (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026), each with a September 30 ultimate completion date roughly fourteen months after award. As a sub-recipient, the district receives pass-through funding from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP Free/Reduced and NSLP Paid meal subsidies), the School Breakfast Program (SBP), the Child Nutrition Block Grant, Title I education funding, Title V education funding, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Preschool program (IDEA Preschool, CFDA 84.173A). These sub-awards began flowing in January 2024 and have accelerated significantly — from two awards in 2024 to eighteen in 2025 and twenty-three through September 2026.

Customer concentration is highly concentrated across three federal agencies and program streams. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for thirty-six awards, all sub-awards flowing through North Dakota Department of Public Instruction for child nutrition programs (NSLP and SBP). The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for twelve awards — five direct prime Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants and seven Title I and other education sub-awards from the state. The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services holds one award (the IDEA Preschool sub-award). Combined dollars obligated across all federal sources total $242 thousand, reflecting the formula-grant and pass-through structure typical of rural school districts.

Activity has grown sharply in the past two years — from one award annually in 2022 and 2023 to two in 2024, eighteen in 2025, and twenty-three in 2026 — driven by the monthly disbursement of child nutrition and education sub-grants. Only one award carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. The district does not hold federal contracts or seats on government-wide acquisition vehicles and operates without federal procurement set-aside designations applicable to business contractors.