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Lifeskills Connection Inc
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USAspending records $55M in award obligations to Lifeskills Connection Inc (Manning, IA) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $20M, of which $20M (100%) came through contracts.
That is up 86% on FY2025 ($11M).
Lifeskills Connection Inc ranks 57 of 214 listed organisations located in IA by five-year obligations, and 8,951 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Labor and Department of Agriculture: 4 awards worth $55M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 611519 (Other Technical and Trade Schools), where it ranks 15 of 50 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $9,020,251 | $9,020,251 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $15,516,561 | $15,516,561 | $0 | +72% |
| FY2025 | $10,576,499 | $10,576,499 | $0 | -32% |
| FY2026 | $19,664,859 | $19,664,859 | $0 | +86% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in IA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $55M | $29B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $20M | $7.2B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $55M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $29B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 8,951 of 30,000 | 1 of 214 in IA | 1 |
Largest in state: IA Department of Human Services. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Labor | 2 | $40M | 73% |
| 2 | Department of Agriculture | 2 | $15M | 27% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 611519: 15 of 50 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Other Technical and Trade Schools.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Skagit County, WA $40M · Carroll County, IA $15M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of LaborOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management | ContractDelivery Order | 611519 Other Technical and Trade Schools | $32M | 15 Aug 2023 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of LaborOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management | ContractDelivery Order | 611519 Other Technical and Trade Schools | $7.6M | 29 May 2026 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | 611710 Educational Support Services | $7.4M | 3 Feb 2023 | IA | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | 611710 Educational Support Services | $7.3M | 30 Aug 2023 | IA | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $32M, Department of Labor, 15 Aug 2023: IDIQ/AAPP/LIFESKILLS, CY1/ 1605JE-22-D-0013, MOD P0004 THIS IS A ZERO $0 COR NOMINATION PR FOR IDIQ CONTRACT #1605JE-22-D-0013 (LIFESKILLS). CHANGE THE COR AS I
- $7.6M, Department of Labor, 29 May 2026: OPERATION OF THE CASCADES JOB CORPS CENTER WITH OUTREACH/ADMISSIONS AND CAREER TRANSITION SERVICES.
- $7.4M, Department of Agriculture, 3 Feb 2023: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) FOREST SERVICE JOB CORPS OUTREACH AND ADMISSIONS AND CAREER TRANSITION SERVICES (OA/CTS) FOR THE CHICAGO REGION SUPPORTING
- $7.3M, Department of Agriculture, 30 Aug 2023: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) FOREST SERVICE JOB CORPS OUTREACH AND ADMISSIONS AND CAREER TRANSITION SERVICES (OA/CTS) FOR THE PHILADELPHIA REGION SUPPO
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Lifeskills Connection Inc receive?
$55M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $9.0M; FY2024: $16M; FY2025: $11M; FY2026: $20M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Lifeskills Connection Inc?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Labor ($40M) and Department of Agriculture ($15M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 611519 Other Technical and Trade Schools and NAICS 611710 Educational Support Services.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: WA ($40M) and IA ($15M).
Is Lifeskills Connection Inc a large federal recipient?
It ranks 8,951 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 57 of 214 located in IA. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.