Arizona Department Of Education

Arizona Department of Education (doing business as EDA), a state government entity and child agency of the State of Arizona, serves as the designated state education agency administering federal K-12 grants, formula funding, and federal education programs across Arizona as a prime recipient (97% of recent awards). EDA receives no federal contract dollars; all 637 recent awards are federal grants spanning education, child nutrition, early childhood development, and school safety programming. EDA operates exclusively in a grant-administration role, distributing federal formula allocations and project grants to local educational agencies, school districts, charter schools, nonprofits, and community organizations statewide.

EDA's customer concentration is heavily weighted to the Department of Education. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education leads with 273 awards across Title I, English language acquisition, migrant education, rural education, student support and academic enrichment, Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers, and related K-12 formula grants. The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services provided 47 awards for special education preschool and school-age programming under IDEA (CFDA 84.027, 84.173). The Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education supplied 41 awards under career and technical education and adult education programs (CFDA 84.048, 84.002). The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service delivered 167 combined awards for child nutrition administration, meal reimbursement, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CFDA 10.558), Summer EBT (CFDA 10.646), and related nutrition initiatives. Secondary funders include the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (preschool development grants, CFDA 93.434), the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Education (National Assessment of Educational Progress coordination, Multistate Assessment Alliance services), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (youth suicide prevention, CFDA 93.243). The top five customers account for approximately 83% of awards by count. Recent award activity shows 637 total prime and sub awards with a combined potential value of $12.1 million; however, obligated dollars reach $26.4 billion, indicating substantial pass-through distribution of federal formula allocations to sub-recipients.

Recent prime awards include a $2.295 million definitive contract with the Institute of Education Sciences (April 2025) for National Assessment of Educational Progress state coordinator services through March 2035 under firm fixed-price terms; $84.440 million in Special Education Grants to States (IDEA) formula funding from OSERS (July 2026) distributed as subgrants to local educational agencies for special education services to children ages 3-21; $132.893 million in Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.010, July 2026) distributed to over 100 LEAs and charter schools for high-poverty school improvement; $203.444 million in National School Lunch Program funding (CFDA 10.555, October 2025) passed through to over 100 school districts, charter schools, and child care providers statewide; $22.768 million in Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants (CFDA 84.424, July 2026) supporting well-rounded education, safe schools, and technology integration across Arizona; $16.857 million in Preschool Development Grants Birth Through Five (CFDA 93.434, December 2025) for early childhood system building including teacher apprenticeships, family engagement hubs, and child care resource coordination; and $9.859 million in Migrant Education State Grant Program funding (CFDA 84.011, July 2026) for migrant student services including English language development, credit recovery, and family support.

EDA receives formula grant allocations from federal agencies rather than competing for task orders on established IDVs or GWACs. As a state education agency, EDA's role is administrative distribution and compliance oversight of federal funds flowing to local recipients statewide. Activity has remained stable, with 33 new awards in 2025 and 16 awards through July 2026. EDA acts as a sub-recipient in a small minority of recent awards (3% of volume), including a sub-award from the Arizona Department of Health Services for youth special health care needs support at the Arizona IDEA Conference and a sub-award from the Arizona Department of Economic Security for Child Care and Development Fund administration. EDA's sub-award performance involves coordination and administration of child care subsidies, literacy coaching programs, dyslexia screening initiatives, and kindergarten entry evaluation support. The agency is a child entity of the State of Arizona, headquartered in Phoenix, and operates across all Arizona counties and service regions. Twenty-six awards face ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months, creating potential recompete cycles for renewal or continuation of formula grant allocations and project grants.