Hope-Page Public School District 85

Hope-Page Public School District 85, doing business as Hope Public School, is a public school district located in Page, North Dakota that receives federal formula grants and nutrition program funds as a prime recipient and sub-recipient, operating entirely within K-12 education funding streams with no federal contracting activity. The district is a U.S. government entity structured as a state government agency, receiving federal formula awards directly from the Department of Education and sub-awards flowing through the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction from multiple federal grantor agencies.

The district's federal footprint centers on two primary grant programs. As a prime recipient, Hope-Page has received five consecutive annual Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), with awards dated July 1 in each fiscal year from 2022 through 2026, running through September 30 of the following year. These constitute the entirety of the district's prime grant activity. The bulk of the district's federal funding flows through sub-awards from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, representing 76% of all awards and centered on three recurring nutrition and instructional programs: the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) in both paid and free/reduced categories, the School Breakfast Program (SBP), and a commodity nutrition (CN) block. The district also receives sub-awards for Title I education funding, Title V transfers, IDEA Preschool (CFDA 84.173A), Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) III grants (CFDA 84.425) for pandemic-related instructional and school-readiness improvements, and targeted cybersecurity funding. Two distinct sub-awards dated in 2026 reference "Protective Measures" without a stated prime grantee, suggesting direct federal pass-through or emergency funding distinct from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction pipeline.

The district's customer concentration is narrow and stable. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 45 awards (nutrition and commodity programs flowing through the state), the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 23 awards (the Small, Rural School Achievement Program plus Title I and Title V transfers), and the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services accounts for one award. These three agencies cover 97% of the district's recent federal funding activity. The combined dollars obligated across all 71 awards since 2007 total $576 thousand, reflecting the modest scale of a rural school district in a low-cost region.

Activity has accelerated in the past two years. The district received one award in 2022, seven in 2023, seven in 2024, twenty in 2025, and twenty-four in 2026. This growth reflects the increasing frequency of nutrition program sub-awards (monthly or quarterly distributions) rather than new grant programs; the underlying portfolio remains stable. One award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure. Hope-Page operates as an education service recipient with no contracting capability, sub-contracting footprint, or vendor relationships; all work is performance of federal grant requirements for K-12 instruction and student nutrition support in a rural North Dakota setting.