Newburg United School District 54

Newburg United School District 54, a U.S. local government school district based in Newburg, North Dakota, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient and sub-recipient across education and nutrition programs, with no federal contract prime or sub-award work. The district's federal footprint is dominated by sub-grant awards (81% of recent activity) flowing through the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction as the pass-through entity.

The district operates as a prime recipient under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OSESE), with five successive annual formula grants awarded July 1 of each year from 2022 through 2026, with ultimate completion dates cycling from September 30, 2023 through September 30, 2027. As a sub-recipient, Newburg United School District 54 receives the majority of its federal funding through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) in three categories — paid meals, free/reduced meals — and the School Breakfast Program (SBP), along with the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), Child Nutrition block grants (CN Block), Title I education funding, Title V transfers, an ESSER III High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) grant, and a School Garden Grant. All sub-awards flow from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction as prime grantee, with monthly or quarterly distributions beginning in late 2023 and continuing through at least September 2026.

Activity has accelerated sharply — one award in 2022, thirteen in 2023, fifteen in 2024, twenty-three in 2025, and twenty-nine in 2026 — reflecting the rhythm of monthly and quarterly nutrition and education grant distributions rather than discrete procurements or competitive awards. The district has served three distinct customer agencies: the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (69 awards), the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (24 awards), and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service again (1 award), accounting for 100% of recent activity. Combined dollars obligated across all ninety-four awards total $300 thousand. One award reaches ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, representing minimal recompete exposure. The district's federal profile is characteristic of a rural school district receiving pass-through nutrition and Title I education funding — not a procurement-based business relationship.