Todd County School District 66-1

Todd County School District 66-1, a local government school district headquartered in Mission, South Dakota, receives federal grant funding as a direct recipient and as a sub-recipient of pass-through allocations from the South Dakota Department of Education. The district does not hold prime federal contracts or serve as a federal contractor; its federal footprint consists exclusively of grant funding directed at K-12 education programming for a predominantly Native American student population.

The district's prime grant portfolio centers on two recurring Department of Education programs. The Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs (CFDA 84.060) have funded the district annually since at least 2022, with awards ranging from $406,549 to $451,173 per fiscal year; the most recent award is $443,782 for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. These formula grants support culturally responsive academic instruction, teacher professional development, and student support services designed to help Native American students meet state performance standards while building knowledge of tribal histories, languages, and traditions. The Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003) provides significantly larger direct awards to replace local tax revenue lost when federally connected children (those living on federal property, including Indian lands, or with parents on federal property or active duty) attend district schools. The district received $16.249 million under Impact Aid on October 1, 2025, covering the period through September 30, 2031; prior Impact Aid awards, dated December 30, 2024, December 7, 2022, and January 24, 2022, each with performance periods extending five to six years, carry similar multi-year structures.

The district's sub-award portfolio flows through the South Dakota Department of Education and includes pass-through allocations across multiple Department of Education and Department of Agriculture programs. Title I Basic and Title I Delinquent grants, Title II-A teacher quality funding, Title IV student support services, IDEA Part B special education services, IDEA Private School Placements, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education (Perkins V), the National School Lunch Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable grants, and rural and low-income allocations represent the primary sub-award categories. These sub-awards are distributed annually or semi-annually, with the most recent batch dated August 19, 2026.

Combined dollars obligated across all 86 awards (55% prime, 45% sub) total $296.9 million. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and its sub-offices dominate the customer base, accounting for 62 of 80 awards tracked in the top-customer block (93% coverage). The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service holds the second position with 17 awards, reflecting school meal program funding. Activity has been consistent year over year—3 awards in 2022, escalating to 13 in both 2023 and 2025, with 12 in 2024—though only 1 award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating stable, multi-year grant structures with minimal recompete urgency in the near term.