School District Of Mauston

School District Of Mauston, a Wisconsin-based local school district government entity headquartered in Mauston, Wisconsin, receives federal grants as a prime recipient and sub-recipient across education and child nutrition programs, operating primarily through pass-through funding from state intermediaries rather than direct federal procurement contracts. The district does not hold federal contracts or sit on acquisition vehicles; its federal footprint consists entirely of grant funding routed through the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.

The district's federal grant portfolio splits sharply between prime and sub-recipient roles: 16 prime awards (20%) versus 64 sub-awards (80%), with dollar concentration anchored by four funding agencies accounting for 94% of awards. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service leads by volume with 43 awards, primarily National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) sub-awards passed through the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction on a monthly or quarterly basis. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education contributes 28 awards, largely sub-awards under Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies (84.010), Title II-A Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Funds (84.367A), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B formula grants (IDEA; 84.282A), and Title IV-B 21st Century Community Learning Centers (84.287C), also flowing via Wisconsin DPI. The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services accounts for 3 additional IDEA awards, and the Department of Education proper carries 1 award.

As a prime recipient, the district holds Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Education Agencies from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with grants awarded July 1 each year (2022 through 2026), carrying ultimate completion dates of June 30 the following year. The district also received a project grant from the Department of Agriculture Child Nutrition Division for a Farm to School initiative (awarded July 26, 2023; completed June 30, 2024). Sub-recipient awards flow predominantly through the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and represent recurring monthly or quarterly allocations under child nutrition and special education programs, with a sample including NSLP and CACFP monthly distributions, IDEA Part B grants, Title I and Title II-A teacher training funds, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) allocations. The district also received American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ARP-ESSER) sub-awards in 2023.

Activity has accelerated sharply: one prime grant in 2022, six in 2023, seventeen in 2024, and thirty-one in 2025, driven primarily by increased sub-award volume through Wisconsin DPI monthly nutrition and special education distributions. The district has obligated $7.4 million across all eighty awards in the source data. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure. The district does not compete for federal contracts, does not hold SBA certifications or set-aside eligibility, and serves as a pass-through recipient of federal education and child nutrition entitlements for eligible local student populations.