Richfield Independent School District 280

Richfield Independent School District 280, operating as Richfield Public Schools through its Richfield High School Gymnastics division in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a U.S. local government school district that receives federal formula grants and sub-awards as a recipient, not as a contractor. The district operates exclusively on the receiving end of federal education and nutrition funding, with no federal contracts and no contracting vehicle participation.

The district's federal footprint is concentrated in education and child nutrition formula grants. As a prime grant recipient, Richfield receives Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on an annual cycle — awards dated July 1 each year running through June 30 of the following fiscal year, with active recipients for fiscal years 2023 through 2027. As a sub-recipient, the district receives the bulk of its federal support through the Minnesota Department of Education, which passes down awards across at least three distinct federal programs: Indian Education formula grants, special education and rehabilitative services awards, and the Department of Agriculture's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (CFDA 10.582). Sub-awards from Minnesota Education date continuously across the portfolio from December 2021 through October 2025, spanning education grant programs (coded 000-series internal designations), nutrition claims (FFY24-10.582 Fresh Fruit & Vegetable), and American Rescue Plan ESSER III recovery funding for learning loss and instructional time replacement.

Customer concentration is absolute: all 46 awards in the portfolio are distributed across three federal grantor agencies — the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (26 awards), the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (11 awards), and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (9 awards) — with 100% coverage of all awards. The district operates as a sub-recipient on 78% of awards (36 of 46), receiving pass-through funding and grants administration from the Minnesota Department of Education. Activity peaked in 2024 with 21 awards, declining to five in 2025 and one in 2026, reflecting the cyclical nature of annual formula grant distributions and sub-award processing. Combined dollars obligated across the entire portfolio total $3.9 million. Only one award faces completion inside the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the near term.