Manning School District 45

Manning School District 45, a U.S. local government school district headquartered in Bismarck, North Dakota, is a federal grant recipient operating in the K–12 education space under the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service. The district does not hold federal prime contracts; all federal activity flows through grant awards (69% of recent activity) and sub-grant participation (31%).

Manning School District 45 receives direct federal funding through the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, a formula grant administered by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The district has been a prime recipient on this program consistently since at least 2022, with five consecutive annual awards dated July 1st: $1 award in 2022 (completion Sep 30, 2023), 2023, 2024, 2025, and most recently July 1, 2026 (completion Sep 30, 2027). The district also participates as a sub-recipient under the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction on multiple federal sub-grants, principally under an "SMP" program (eight sub-awards recorded between October 2025 and May 2026) and a "CN Block" sub-award (one award dated Oct 13, 2025). Combined federal dollars obligated across all awards total $345 thousand, a modest footprint characteristic of a small rural school district.

Customer concentration is bimodal and stable. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education funds 18 awards (100% prime/sub coverage), while the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 8 awards, likely representing the Child Nutrition Block grant programs commonly distributed to school districts. Activity has remained flat at one or fewer awards per year through 2024, then accelerated to four awards in 2025 and six in 2026, reflecting increased sub-grant participation rather than new prime vehicle expansion. Only one award faces ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, creating minimal recompete exposure.

Manning School District 45's federal footprint is characteristic of a rural school district: Formula Grant funding streams under CFDA 84.358 (Small, Rural School Achievement Program) and participation in Department of Agriculture nutrition programs, with operational funding flowing through state intermediaries rather than direct federal procurement relationships. The district does not actively compete for federal contracts and maintains no involvement with federal contracting vehicles, GWACs, IDIQs, or BPAs.