Starkweather SCH District 44

Starkweather SCH District 44, doing business as Starkweather School, is a U.S. local government school district located in Starkweather, North Dakota that receives federal grant funding as a sub-recipient (72% of recent awards) and as a prime grant recipient (28% of recent awards), with no federal contract business. The district operates as a public K-12 institution and does not hold SBA certifications or compete under set-aside categories.

The district's federal footprint centers on child nutrition and education programs funded through two agencies. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 34 awards, primarily National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) sub-grants received through the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction as the state intermediary. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 19 awards, including the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (formula grants as prime recipient) and sub-grants for Title I, Title II, Child Nutrition block grants, and Teacher Innovation funding, also flowing through the state. The district has received $176 thousand in combined obligations across all awards. Recent activity shows substantial growth: one award each in 2020, 2021, and 2022, followed by thirteen awards in 2025 and twenty-six awards in 2026. Only one award reaches ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in that window.

Representative work includes two Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants awarded directly by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (awarded July 1, 2025 and July 1, 2026, with completion dates September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2027 respectively) and multiple recurring NSLP and SBP sub-grants from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, including NSLP Free and Reduced meals, NSLP paid meals, breakfast program funding, and the FY24 Team Nutrition Equipment subgrant. The district also received Title I, Title II Aligned Mathematics, Child Nutrition block grants, and a Title V transfer sub-award flowing through the state. All sub-awards are pass-throughs from the state education agency and carry no prime-contractor obligations on the district's part.