Independent School District 593

Independent School District 593, a public school district based in Crookston, Minnesota, receives federal formula grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education for Indian education programs and operates as a prime recipient of federal education grants (66% of awards) and as a sub-recipient flowing funds from the Minnesota Department of Education (34% of awards).

ISD 593 is a U.S. local government entity and school district with no federal procurement contracting activity; all federal funding arrives through grant mechanisms rather than competitive procurement vehicles. The district's federal footprint is concentrated almost entirely within education: 26 of 29 awards (100% coverage by count) flow from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with minimal activity from the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services rounding out the customer set.

ISD 593's primary grant vehicle is the Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs (Local Educational Agencies) program, administered by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The district has received consecutive annual formula grant awards on July 1 of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, with each award running a twelve-month period ending June 30 of the following year. In its sub-recipient role, ISD 593 flows funds from the Minnesota Department of Education through numbered sub-awards spanning fiscal years 2023 and 2024, including awards coded as 000-401, 000-406, 000-414, and 000-419, and a Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Claims award under USDA's child nutrition programs. The district's combined federal dollars obligated across all awards total $1.5 million, reflecting the formula-grant nature of the funding (small per-award bases distributed across multiple fiscal years rather than large competitively awarded contracts). One award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in that window. Recent activity shows variability year to year — one award in 2022, two in 2023, nine in 2024, two in 2025, and one in 2026 — with the spike in 2024 driven by sub-award pass-through timing from Minnesota Department of Education.