Newman Grove School District 13

Newman Grove School District 13, a U.S. local government school district headquartered in Newman Grove, Nebraska, operates as a federal grant recipient rather than a federal contractor, receiving formula grants and block grants from the U.S. Department of Education to support K–12 education programming. The district acts primarily as a sub-recipient (59% of recent awards) flowing funds from the Nebraska Department of Education, with a smaller portfolio of direct prime grants from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The district's federal footprint centers on three grantor agencies across two distinct funding streams. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 29 of 49 total awards and funds the Small, Rural School Achievement Program under a recurring annual formula grant cycle (awards dated July 2022 through July 2026, with ultimate completion dates running through September 2027). The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service delivered 18 awards, reflecting the district's participation in child nutrition and food service programs. The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services rounds out the active customer set with two awards. Combined dollars obligated across the full award portfolio total $819 thousand, with the bulk flowing through recurring block grants and Title I allocations passed down from the state education agency.

As a sub-recipient, Newman Grove School District receives the majority of its federal funding through the Nebraska Department of Education, which acts as the prime grantee on Title I Part A Basic Grants to Local Education Agencies, block allocations for general operations and child nutrition programs, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act funding (including Part B base, non-public, and coordinated early intervening services components), and targeted state improvement grants. Sub-award activity accelerated sharply from a single award in 2022 to fourteen in 2024, with ten awards in 2025 and six through mid-2026, driven primarily by monthly block allocations tied to the state's pass-through schedule. Award descriptions on the sub-award line include Title I allocations, Child Nutrition Program blocks, School Mental Health Project funding, and Comprehensive School Improvement (CSI) and Culturally Sustained and Socially Just teaching grants. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete risk in the near term.