Independent School District NO. 695

Independent School District No. 695, doing business as Chisholm Public School, is a Minnesota-based public school district that receives formula grants from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education as a prime recipient and as a sub-recipient through the Minnesota Department of Education. The district does not hold federal contracts and operates exclusively in the federal grant space serving K–12 education.

Chisholm Public School acts as a prime recipient on Small, Rural School Achievement Program grants awarded directly by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The district received formula grants under this program in fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, with ultimate completion dates ranging from September 2024 through September 2027. The district also received a prime grant award under the Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs program, effective July 1, 2025 with completion June 30, 2026. In its sub-recipient role, Chisholm Public School receives pass-through funding from the Minnesota Department of Education, drawing sub-awards with effective dates in April 2023, February 2024, May 2024, and October 2025 under state-administered award codes.

The district's federal footprint is narrow by design. All eleven awards across the snapshot period (2023–2026) flow from a single customer agency — the Department of Education — with combined dollars obligated totaling $541 thousand. Award volume has grown modestly from two awards in 2023 to a peak of five in 2025, with one award recorded in the current year. The district acts as a prime recipient on five awards (45% of total) and as a sub-recipient on six awards (55% of total), indicating that the majority of federal support reaches Chisholm Public School through state-level pass-through mechanisms rather than direct federal relationships.

One award is scheduled to reach ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, presenting a single recompete opportunity for the Small, Rural School Achievement Program cycle. The district's federal grant portfolio reflects the typical rural K–12 public education funding landscape: formula-driven allocations for rural school support and Native American education services, with administrative oversight distributed between federal and state education agencies. Chisholm Public School does not appear in federal contract or cooperative-agreement vehicles and does not operate as a federal contractor or service provider.