Menominee Indian School District

Menominee Indian School District, a U.S. local government school district based in Keshena, Wisconsin, serves as a prime recipient of federal formula grants and project grants from the Department of Education, with subordinate sub-recipient relationships under pass-through grants from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The district does not hold federal contracts and operates entirely within the K-12 educational grant ecosystem.

The district's federal funding footprint centers on two Department of Education sources: Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.060) and Impact Aid (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003). Recent prime awards include a $272,865 Indian Education formula grant (July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027) supporting culturally relevant academic programming, Native language instruction, and teacher professional development for K-12 students on the Menominee Indian Reservation; an $8.376 million Impact Aid project grant (October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2031) providing general operating support where federally connected children-those living on or working at federal property-create a property-tax burden; a $289,818 School Violence Prevention Program grant (October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2028) from the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program to fund school security infrastructure, emergency notification technology, law-enforcement coordination, and violence-prevention training; and recurring annual Indian Education formula grants of approximately $241,000 to $272,000 covering the 2022–2026 period. The district has received Impact Aid awards with ultimate completion dates extending through September 2031, dating from awards made in late 2021, mid-2022, late 2023, and mid-2024.

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education dominates the funding base, accounting for 56 awards (64% of the district's total award count) across both formula and project grant programs. The district's 47 sub-awards (54% of total awards) flow primarily through the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, covering Title I Part A grants, IDEA Part B special education, Title II-A teacher training and recruitment, Title IV-A student support and academic enrichment, the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), the School-Based Mental Health Professionals Program, and the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ARP-ESSER) fund. Recent sub-awards span July 2026 back through at least 2023, with the NSLP appearing as a recurring monthly or seasonal sub-award. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 18 awards (also sub-awards under Wisconsin DPI pass-through), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contributes three sub-awards related to school-based health interventions.

Award volume has grown substantially year over year—from 2 awards in 2022 to 19 in both 2024 and 2025, with 11 recorded through August 2026. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $124.8 million. Only two awards face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal immediate recompete exposure. The district's federal funding apparatus is designed to sustain K-12 educational operations, improve school security, address the distinct academic and cultural needs of Native American students, and support special populations including students with disabilities and English language learners.