Manistee Intermediate School District

Manistee Intermediate School District, a local government school district based in Manistee, Michigan, receives federal education grants as a prime recipient (22% of recent awards) and as a sub-recipient (78% of recent awards) from the U.S. Department of Education, with no federal contracting activity.

Manistee ISD is a public school district operating under a U.S. Government Entity structure. The district's federal award footprint is entirely grant-based, with no contract vehicles or contracting relationship. The organization serves a single core mission: K–12 education and special education service delivery in rural northwest Michigan.

Customer concentration is narrow and stable. Manistee ISD receives awards exclusively from two Department of Education offices: the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (29 awards) and the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (25 awards), accounting for 100% of the district's federal funding. As a prime recipient, Manistee ISD holds direct formula grants under the Small Rural School Achievement Program, with awards issued annually on July 1 and running through the following September 30. The most recent direct grants are for the periods ending September 30, 2025, 2026, and 2027 (awarded July 1, 2024, 2025, and 2026, respectively). As a sub-recipient, the district receives the majority of its federal dollars through pass-through funding from the Michigan Department of Education, which channels Title I, special education (IDEA Part B and Part C Early On), preschool grants (Section 619), and pandemic-relief funds (Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds) to Manistee ISD for direct service delivery. Sub-awards document activity across special education preschool programs, infants and families with disabilities services, Title I regional assistance, and pandemic recovery support.

Activity shows recent growth. The district received six awards in 2022, nine in 2023, seven in 2024, and twelve in 2025, with five awards recorded as of mid-2026. Combined obligation across all awards through the source snapshot stands at $20.7 million. Only one award faces ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, indicating stable, rolling formula grant funding with minimal recompete risk. The district operates as an implementing agent for federal special education and Title I policy in rural Michigan, with no commercial contracting posture and no subcontractor relationships to prime federal contractors.