Parshall School District #3

Parshall School District #3, a North Dakota local government school district located in Parshall, receives federal funding as a grant recipient (74% of recent awards are sub-grants, with 26% as direct prime grants) and does not compete for federal contracts. The district operates a K-12 school serving a rural community with a significant Indigenous student population and receives federal education and child nutrition funding through the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.

The district's federal grant footprint is concentrated in three programs. Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs (Local Educational Agencies) have been awarded annually since at least 2022, with most recent awards dated July 1, 2026 (ultimate completion June 30, 2027). The Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041) provides larger multi-year project grants; the district holds awards dated February 22, 2023 (completion September 30, 2028), November 16, 2023 (completion September 30, 2029), December 16, 2024 (completion September 30, 2030), and October 1, 2025 (completion September 30, 2031) with a reported value of $914,488 for the October 2025 award. Impact Aid compensates for lost local revenue caused by federally connected children and federal property presence in the district. The Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grant runs from July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

The district receives approximately 68% of its awards (95 of 140 total) as sub-grants flowing from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction under the Department of Agriculture's child nutrition programs — the National School Lunch Program (NSLP, including Free/Reduced and Paid components), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), and Child Nutrition Block Grant (CN Block). Sub-grants under Title I comingle funding. The remaining 32% of awards (44 direct awards) come from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, primarily the Indian Education Formula Grants and Impact Aid programs. Total obligated dollars across all 140 awards reach $18.3 million, with activity stable at 25–31 awards per year from 2023 through the present. Only one award completes within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in the near term.