Board Of Education Charles County

Charles County Public Schools (Board of Education of Charles County), headquartered in La Plata, Maryland, is a U.S. local government school district operating as a prime recipient of federal education grants from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with secondary sub-recipient activity routed through the Maryland State Department of Education. The district does not hold federal contracts; its federal footprint consists entirely of education grants flowing to K–12 and special-education programming.

The district's prime grant portfolio centers on two recurring federal programs: the Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs (formula grants to Charles County Public Schools with annual award cycles since 2022) and the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (project grants funding educational operations for districts with federally connected children, with $395,976 awarded on October 1, 2025, for operations through September 30, 2031). The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 56 of 90 total awards in the source data, with the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services contributing 22 awards and the Office of Career Technical and Adult Education and Office of English Language Acquisition each contributing 2. The top five ED agencies by award count cover 93% of recent activity.

The district's sub-recipient activity (53% of all awards, 48 awards) flows exclusively through the Maryland State Department of Education as prime grantee. Sub-awards cover a broad portfolio of elementary and secondary education programs: Title I, Part A (school improvement and general operations); IDEA Part B 611 and Part B 619 (special education for school-age children and preschool); Part C (Infants and Toddlers and Families); English Language Acquisition; Student Support and Academic Enrichment; Supporting Effective Instruction; McKinney-Vento Education of Homeless Children and Youth; Career and Technical Education (Perkins Formula); and specialized initiatives such as Comprehensive Support and Improvement schools and the Rooms of Distinction Program. Sub-awards span fiscal years 2022 through 2026, with heavy concentration in 2024–2026 (42 of 48 sub-awards).

Combined dollars obligated across all 90 awards total $45.9 million. Award activity has grown substantially year over year, from 2 awards in 2022 to 21 in both 2024 and 2025; only 1 award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in that window. The district operates as a direct recipient of formula and project grants rather than as a vendor selling services to federal agencies; it has no federal contract prime awards and does not appear on federal IDIQs or GWACs.