Acelero Inc.
New York, NY Doing business as Acelero Learning
- UEI
- DKJKZKWLNYB3
- CAGE
- 5WQU2
- Primary NAICS
- 611710 Educational Support Services
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Corporate family
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- Acelero Learning Camden / Philadelphia, Inc. · Camden, NJ RNW1BRTXXCB7
- North Las Vegas, NV VGNZYF352UM3
- Milton, DE DW69RWSXEM47
- Milwaukee, WI R5YCKCZUBSJ9
- New York, NY XA9PKKWJ4643
- Acelero Learning Monmouth / Middlesex County, Inc. · South Amboy, NJ CF7EW6WKL8W8
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 500 7th Ave 09 b141, New York, NY 10018, USA
- Website
- acelerolearning.com
- Founded
- 2001
- Employees
- 1K-5K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $250M-$500M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Education Services
- Education
- SIC code
- 82 Educational Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head start and early head start | Office of Grants Management (ACF) | $28,121,932 | |
| Head start and early head start | Office of Grants Management (ACF) | $20,157,822 | |
| Head start and early head start | Office of Grants Management (ACF) | $19,175,401 | |
| Head start and early head start | Office of Grants Management (ACF) | $22,405,510 | |
| Early head start expansion | Office of Grants Management (ACF) | $9,329,801 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acelero Inc. | 05HP000649 | $1,902,478 | |
| Acelero Inc. | 04CH012859 | $2,556,583 | |
| Acelero Inc. | 02HP000465 | $2,706,781 | |
| Acelero Inc. | 03CH012198 | $9,501,136 | |
| Acelero Inc. | 02CH012042 | $8,410,662 |
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About the company
Acelero Inc., doing business as Acelero Learning, is a for-profit early childhood education organization headquartered in New York that operates as a federal grant recipient delivering Head Start and Early Head Start services to low-income children and families. The company acts as a prime grantee on awards from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families and functions operationally through six regional subsidiaries — Acelero Learning Wisconsin, Acelero Learning Clark County, Acelero Learning Camden/Philadelphia, Acelero Learning Monmouth/Middlesex County, Acelero Learning Delaware, and Shine Early Learning.
Acelero's federal footprint is entirely grant-funded and concentrated in the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600). The organization has received thirteen prime grants and eighteen sub-awards from the Office of Head Start spanning 2021 through 2026, with a combined obligated value of $2.06 billion across fifty-six total awards (prime and sub combined). Recent major awards include a $28.1 million five-year Head Start and Early Head Start grant effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2031, a $20.16 million five-year award of the same scope also dated June 1, 2026, and a $19.18 million five-year award dated August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2030. These grants fund comprehensive early childhood education, health and nutritional support, social-emotional development programming, and family engagement initiatives serving infants, toddlers, pregnant women, and preschool-aged children from disadvantaged backgrounds in New York and other service areas. As a prime grantee, Acelero Learning utilizes sub-awardees and sub-grantees to deliver services across multiple regions; notable sub-awards include operations, training, and cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) allocations ranging from $2.0 million to $37.2 million, distributed across partner organizations beginning in 2021.
Customer concentration is highly specific to the Head Start ecosystem. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families accounts for fifty-five of fifty-six awards (98% of the award population), with only one award from the Department of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement appearing in the source data. Activity has declined from six awards in 2022 and seven in 2023 to two in each of 2025 and 2026, reflecting the five-year continuation-funding cycle typical of Head Start grants. Five awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and will face recompete.
The vendor's corporate structure and subsidiary naming convention underscore its regional operational posture within Head Start delivery — each subsidiary corresponds to a geographic service area (Wisconsin, Clark County, Camden/Philadelphia, Monmouth/Middlesex County, Delaware, and branded "Shine Early Learning"). Acelero's capability portfolio is narrowly focused on federally-mandated Head Start and Early Head Start service provision, with no federal contract activity or GWAC/BPA vehicle presence in the award history.
Quick answers
Is Acelero Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Acelero Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through September 20, 2027.
What is Acelero Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Acelero Inc.'s most recent federal grant award is Head start and early head start (02CH013580), from Office of Grants Management (ACF), on June 1, 2026.
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