South Heart School District

South Heart School District, doing business as South Heart School, is a North Dakota public school district operating as a federal grant recipient and sub-recipient, with 90% of its recent federal footprint consisting of sub-award funding passed through state intermediaries rather than direct prime awards. The district receives recurring Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and functions as a sub-recipient for child nutrition, Title I, cybersecurity, and school food service programs flowing from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.

The district's federal activity centers on child nutrition and K-12 education support. On the prime side, South Heart School holds annual Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (awards on July 1, 2022 through July 1, 2026, with ultimate completion dates running through September 30, 2027). As a sub-recipient, the district receives the bulk of its federal funding through pass-through awards from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP Free/Reduced and Paid components), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Child Nutrition Block grants (CN Block), Title I Elementary and Secondary Education Act funding (84.010A Comingle and High Performing variants), and specialized initiatives such as the FY24 Team Nutrition Equipment Subgrant and ESSER II School Food Service Grants. The sub-award stream also includes a cybersecurity resilience award received in June 2025. Combined federal dollars obligated across all awards total $690 thousand.

The district's customer base is narrowly concentrated: the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 71 awards (80% of the portfolio), while the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 17 awards (19%). Award volume has grown from one award in 2022 to 26 in 2026, with most recent sub-awards arriving in September 2026. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating stable recurring funding with minimal recompete exposure near term. South Heart School is a small rural district located in South Heart, North Dakota, and operates exclusively within the federal education and child nutrition grant ecosystem rather than the federal contracting marketplace.