North Dickinson County School

North Dickinson County School, a public school district headquartered in Felch, Michigan, receives federal education grants as a direct recipient from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and as a sub-recipient of education and nutrition funding through the Michigan Department of Education. The district operates as a U.S. government entity and does not hold federal contracts; its federal footprint is entirely grant-based, split nearly evenly between prime grant awards (49% of recent activity) and sub-grant awards (51%).

The district's primary federal funding source is the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, which accounts for 33 of 39 total awards in the recent portfolio. North Dickinson County School has received four consecutive Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants from OESE, awarded annually on July 1 with ultimate completion dates each September 30: grants awarded in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 (the most recent running through September 2027). The secondary funding source is the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, which accounts for 6 awards. As a sub-recipient, the district receives funding cascaded through the Michigan Department of Education, including Title I, Part A Program awards designed to support disadvantaged children meeting high academic standards; USDA food and nutrition program funding; and Department of Energy program support. Title I awards and USDA nutrition support represent the largest recurring sub-grant categories, with multiple Title I awards received in February 2026, January 2025, March 2024, and December 2023, and multiple USDA awards received in June 2026, October 2025, June 2022, and earlier periods.

Activity has remained modest and flat across the past five years (two to five awards per year), with a combined dollars obligated figure of $2.4 million across all 39 awards. The district serves only two distinct customer agencies (Education and Agriculture), concentrating its federal funding within K-12 education support and child nutrition programs. Only one award (likely the Small, Rural School Achievement Program grant running through September 2027) faces recompete within the next twenty-four months.