Oelrichs School District

Oelrichs School District, a U.S. local government entity and school district based in Oelrichs, South Dakota, is a recipient of federal grants from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, operating as both a prime recipient (78% of recent awards) and sub-recipient on pass-through allocations routed through the South Dakota Department of Education.

The district's federal grant footprint centers on educational operations funding for a rural K-12 system serving a federally impacted community. Oelrichs School District qualifies for Impact Aid Program assistance (CFDA 84.041) because the district meets the threshold of at least three percent or 400 of its eligible federally connected children in average daily attendance with parents on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services, and because an aggregate of 10 percent or more of assessed valuation of real property within the tax base has been acquired by the Federal Government since 1938. The district also participates in the Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs program and the Small Rural School Achievement Program. Recent prime grants include a $2.28 million Impact Aid Program Title VII Section 7003 project grant awarded October 1, 2025, running through September 30, 2031; a $101,717 Impact Aid Program Title VII Section 7002 project grant awarded the same date through September 30, 2031; and recurring annual formula grants under the Indian Education Formula Grants and Small Rural School Achievement Program, most recently awarded July 1, 2025 and July 1, 2026 respectively. The district uses grant funding to support general instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition, career and technical education, teacher training, and technology integration.

Oelrichs School District also receives federal education funding as a sub-recipient through the South Dakota Department of Education, the prime grantee for pass-through programs including Title I Basic Grant Allocation, the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Block Grant, Title IV, Title IIA REAP, IDEA Flowthrough Part B, and Title I-1003 School Improvement. Sub-awards track back to the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.

The district's customer concentration is narrow and stable. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 83 of 100 awards in the source; the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service places 12 awards; the Department of Education as a broader entity (outside OESE) places 3 awards; and the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services places 1 award. Combined federal dollars obligated across all awards total $29.2 million. Activity has fluctuated year to year — 4 awards in 2022, 15 in 2023, 7 in 2024, 11 in 2025, and 2 so far in 2026 — with only 1 award reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the near term.