Winifred School District 115

Winifred School District 115, County of Fergus Division, is a U.S. local government entity and public school district based in Winifred, Montana, that receives federal funding as a prime grant recipient and sub-recipient under the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The district does not hold federal contracts or seats on contracting vehicles; its federal footprint is entirely grant-based, split between formula grants as prime recipient and pass-through sub-awards from the Montana Office of Public Instruction as sub-recipient.

The district's customer concentration is stark. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 26 of 31 total awards (100% coverage of the top customer), with the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service rounding out the portfolio with 5 awards. As prime recipient, Winifred School District 115 holds recurring annual awards under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program administered by the Education Office, with formula-grant cycles running July through September annually. Awards listed in the source span from July 2022 through July 2026, with the most recent award dated July 1, 2026, carrying a completion date of September 30, 2027.

In its sub-recipient capacity, the district receives pass-through funding from the Montana Office of Public Instruction under multiple federal grant programs: Title I A (CFDA 84.010 and 84.010A), Emergency School Closures Funds (ESSER I, II, and III under CFDA 84.425, 84.425U), and School Nutrition (CFDA 10.555). Sub-award dates cluster around school year transitions — July, September, October, and February award dates — reflecting the timing of education funding allocations and nutrition program cycles. The district holds a combined $1.3 million in obligations across all 31 awards (prime and sub combined) with minimal recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months (one award with ultimate completion in that window). Award frequency has remained flat to modest over the past five years, ranging from one to four awards annually, consistent with the predictable annual cycle of formula grants and nutrition funding that rural school districts receive.