Highmore Harrold School District

Highmore Harrold School District, a local government school district in Highmore, South Dakota, receives federal educational grants as a prime recipient from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and as a sub-recipient through the South Dakota Department of Education. The district operates exclusively in the federal grant space; it does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles and does not pursue set-aside categories.

The district's federal footprint centers on three funding agencies that account for 98% of recent awards. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education dominates with 31 prime and sub-recipient grants, followed by the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service with 8 awards (primarily school lunch and nutrition programs), and the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services with 3 awards. As a prime recipient, Highmore Harrold has received multiple Impact Aid Program (Title VII, Section 7003) project grants from OESE, including awards dated October 2025 through September 2031, December 2024 through September 2030, October 2023 through September 2029, and February 2023 through September 2028. The district also holds a Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grant awarded July 2024 with completion in September 2025, and an Indian Education Formula Grant to LEAs awarded July 2026 completing June 2027. As a sub-recipient, Highmore Harrold receives allocation flows from South Dakota Department of Education across IDEA Flowthrough Part B, Title I Basic Grant, Title IV, Title IIA REAP, and National School Lunch Program (NSLP) block grant claims.

The district's award activity shows variability: one award in 2022, eight in 2023, five in 2024, seven in 2025, and three in 2026 (as of August). Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $2.1 million. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. Fifty-eight percent of awards position Highmore Harrold as prime recipient; 42% flow through South Dakota Department of Education as the designated state prime grantee. The district's federal revenue derives entirely from K–12 education funding streams — impact aid for districts with federal property or personnel, rural school achievement grants, special education entitlements, and child nutrition support — with no commercial or defense-sector exposure.