Lancaster County School District 001

Lancaster County School District 001, doing business as Lancaster County School Distrct 1, is a U.S. local government school district operating as a federal grant recipient in Lincoln, Nebraska, with the vast majority of its federal footprint (74%) consisting of sub-awards flowing through state intermediaries rather than direct federal prime grants. The district does not hold federal contracts and operates exclusively within the education and child nutrition grant ecosystem.

The district acts as a sub-recipient on 112 awards, primarily receiving pass-through funding from the Nebraska Department of Education for special education, Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IV, and career and technical education programs serving students with disabilities, economically disadvantaged students, English learners, homeless youth, and refugee families. Concurrent awards also flow through the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services for refugee education services. The district holds 40 prime federal grants, concentrated in Indian education formula grants from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, school safety and mental health project grants, and USDA farm-to-school programming. Representative prime awards include a $216,799 Indian Education Formula Grant (CFDA 84.060, July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027) supporting culturally appropriate instruction for Native American students; two consecutive school safety cooperative agreements with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and Bureau of Justice Assistance (October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027) implementing case management, school-based therapy, and re-entry support for middle and high school students in alternative settings; a school-based mental health services project grant from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025); and a $100,000 USDA Farm to School Grant (CFDA 10.575, July 22, 2024 through June 30, 2026) for local food procurement and agricultural education.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to the Department of Education, which anchors 89% of the district's award count across its elementary and secondary education office (78 awards), special education office (18 awards), and English language acquisition office (6 awards). The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 28 awards; the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families for 6 awards. Potential dollar value concentrates almost entirely in the Department of Education and USDA pass-through and direct awards, with a nominal $6,000 from the Department of the Interior National Park Service Midwest Region. Award activity has accelerated sharply — four awards in 2022, rising to 56 in 2025 and 19 through August 2026 — reflecting accumulating sub-awards as the state pass-through funding base expands. Four awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete exposure. Combined potential value across all prime and sub awards totals approximately $147.6 million in obligated dollars against a reported potential ceiling of $6,000, reflecting the heavily obligated nature of formula grant and state pass-through funding typical of K-12 district federal portfolios.