City Of Cordova

Cordova School District, a U.S. local government school district operating as a child entity under the City of Cordova, Alaska, receives federal education and nutrition grants as a primary recipient from the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture, with 61% of its recent federal activity coming as a sub-recipient flowing through the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development.

Cordova School District is structured as a public school district serving the municipality of Cordova, Alaska (population and service area centered on the community at 407 Railroad Ave, Cordova, AK 99574). The district operates entirely within federal grant funding flows rather than federal procurement contracts; no prime contract vehicles or IDIQs appear in its footprint. Of 154 total federal awards spanning 2022 to 2026, 60 are prime grants (39%) and 94 are sub-grants (61%).

The district's primary federal mission centers on K–12 education delivery and student nutrition services. As a prime grant recipient, Cordova School District holds direct awards from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education for Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs (renewable annually since at least 2022, most recent award July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027), the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (formula grants running annually July through September, most recent July 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027), and the Impact Aid Program under Title VII, Section 7003 (project grants with multi-year terms, including a current award from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2031). As a sub-recipient, the district receives flowing allocations from Education & Early Development Alaska DEP (the state pass-through entity) covering the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Title I Basic Grants to LEAs, Special Education Title VIB LEA Grants, Migrant Education Grants to LEAs, Summer Food Service Program (sponsor and administrative components), and supplemental awards such as the Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant and Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to education and nutrition. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 77 awards (50% of all awards), predominantly National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program sub-awards flowing via the state department in multiple monthly or quarterly tranches. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 70 awards (46%), representing both the district's prime Indian Education, Small Rural School, and Impact Aid grants and sub-awards for Title I, Special Education, and Migrant Education. The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service, and the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service together account for 7 awards (5%). Combined dollars obligated across all 154 awards total $5.4 million, consistent with a rural school district serving a small population in Southeast Alaska.

Activity has grown from 7 awards in 2022 to 33 in 2024, with 32 in 2025 and 19 in the first eight months of 2026 — reflecting the cumulative effect of overlapping multi-year project grants and recurring annual formula allocations. Only 2 awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating stable, ongoing federal education and nutrition funding. The district does not pursue federal contracting work, partner as a subcontractor on defense or civilian IT contracts, or operate under any SBA set-asides; its federal engagement is exclusively grant-based and education-focused, routed through state-level intermediaries for most nutrition and academic support programs.