Howard Suamico School District

Howard Suamico School District, a U.S. local government entity and public school district based in Howard, Wisconsin, receives federal funding as a grant recipient (75% of recent awards) and sub-recipient, operating in the K–12 education space. The district does not hold federal contracts or serve as a prime contractor; its federal footprint consists entirely of formula grants and sub-awards flowing through Department of Education and Department of Agriculture programs.

The district's grant portfolio is heavily concentrated in child nutrition and special education. The top four funding agencies account for 92% of awards. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service dominates the award count at 40 awards, predominantly National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) sub-awards flowing through the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction as the state prime grantee. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education carries 29 awards, anchored by recurring Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs (formula grants awarded directly to the district on July 1 of each fiscal year: 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, with ultimate completion dates of June 30 in the following year). The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services accounts for 6 awards covering Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B formula grants and related sub-awards. Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies (CFDA 84.010), Title II-A Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Funds (CFDA 84.367A), and the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers program (CFDA 84.287C) also appear in the sub-award stream. The district received one direct sub-award from the National Resources Conservation Service for a UAIP (Upper Aquifer Initiative Program) project grant running from February 2023 to May 2024, and one American Rescue Plan ESSER sub-award (CFDA 84.425U) flowing through Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Recent activity has accelerated significantly: one award in 2022, six in 2023, eighteen in 2024, twenty-nine in 2025, and fourteen through August 2026. The combined federal dollars obligated across all 84 awards total $11.5 million. Sub-awards account for the vast majority of the award count (63 of 84), with only 21 prime awards; most sub-awards are recurring monthly or annual allocations from state agencies under child nutrition and special education formulas. Only one award carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the near term. The district operates as a pass-through recipient of federal education and nutrition funds rather than as a contractor or service vendor to the federal government.