Mandan 1

Mandan 1 is a school district (U.S. local government entity) based in Mandan, North Dakota, that receives federal education and nutrition formula grants as a prime recipient and passes the majority of its funding through sub-awards to support K–12 student services. The vendor operates overwhelmingly as a sub-recipient (91% of awards); it holds no federal contracts and competes in no set-aside categories, as it is a public school entity.

Mandan 1's federal footprint centers on elementary and secondary education and child nutrition programming. The vendor acts as prime recipient of annual Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs (Local Educational Agencies) awarded by the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with grants issued each July for fiscal years 2023 through 2027 (most recent award July 1, 2026, completion June 30, 2027). The vendor then distributes federal funding downstream to North Dakota state agencies and other school entities via sub-awards. Sub-recipient work includes National School Lunch Program (NSLP) funding (free/reduced and paid meals), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) administration and meal service, Title I, Title II, Title IV, and McKinney-Vento Homeless Education and Children in Youth (EHCY) grants passed through the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. The vendor also received sub-awards from the North Dakota Department of Human Services for Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CFDA 93.104) and a sub-award from the State of North Dakota for construction of a multipurpose facility to expand career and technical education programming (awarded March 17, 2022).

Customer concentration is extreme: the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service anchors 86 of 117 total awards (73%), while the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 25 awards (21%). Together these two federal agencies account for 98% of the award count. Mandan 1 has worked with five distinct federal agencies, with minimal engagement beyond USDA and ED. Activity has grown from 2 awards in 2022 to a peak of 33 in 2024, declining slightly to 25 in 2026; combined dollars obligated across all awards total $21.7 million. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating minimal recompete pressure in the immediate pipeline.