Cochise Community

Cochise Community Berean Academy Division, operating as Berean Academy, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Sierra Vista, Arizona, that receives federal grants for K-12 education and school improvement programs as a prime recipient and sub-recipient, with no prime federal contracting activity. Berean Academy competes in the education sector as a community development corporation-owned firm and does not hold federal contract vehicles or prime contract awards.

Berean Academy's federal footprint is entirely grant-funded and education-focused. The organization acts as prime recipient on five Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with annual awards in July covering successive fiscal years from 2022 through 2027. Berean Academy also receives federal education funding as a sub-recipient, holding thirteen sub-grant awards flowing through the Arizona Department of Education. These sub-grants fund Title I programs, IDEA Basic (Special Education) subgrants to local educational agencies, teacher quality improvement under Title II, and teacher training in reading and writing skills. The combined obligated dollars across all prime and sub awards total $4.4 million since 2015.

Customer concentration reflects the education mission entirely. The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for eleven of twenty total awards. The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services accounts for five awards, primarily IDEA Basic grants. The Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service and the Department of Defense Education Activity account for two awards each, for a total of four distinct customer agencies across the portfolio. The sub-award structure dominates: 65% of recent awards are sub-grants (primarily through Arizona Department of Education), while 35% are prime grants directly from federal funders.

Activity has been modest and variable across five years, with 2023 representing the peak (five awards) and 2022, 2024, 2025, and 2026 each carrying one to four awards. Only one award—likely a sub-grant flowing through Arizona Department of Education—reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. Berean Academy's grant activity centers on rural school support, special education administration and teacher development, and federal nutrition program coordination under its role as a local educational agency or school district partner in Arizona.