Colorado Springs School District 11

Colorado Springs School District 11, a U.S. local government entity based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is a federal grant recipient operating through its Fiscal Services Division. The district receives direct prime grants from the Department of Education and serves as a sub-recipient on numerous Title I, Title II, Title III, and nutrition-related grants flowing from the Colorado Board of Education and the Colorado Department of Human Services as prime grantees.

The district's federal footprint is dominated by K–12 education support grants. On the prime side, Colorado Springs School District 11 holds two recurring awards from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education: Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs (most recently awarded July 1, 2026, with ultimate completion June 30, 2027) and Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041), awarded October 1, 2025, with a period of performance through September 30, 2031. The Impact Aid award of $272,155 compensates the district for lost local property tax revenue resulting from federal land acquisition and the tax-exempt status of federal property, supporting operations for federally connected children—those living on federal property or with parents employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. The district qualifies for Impact Aid by meeting Section 7003 thresholds: at least three percent or 400 federally connected children in average daily attendance. On the sub-recipient side, the district receives pass-through funding from the Colorado Board of Education across dozens of awards covering nutrition programs (Nutrition Block allocations across multiple fiscal years), teacher training and recruitment (Title II, Part A), English language acquisition (Title III), special education (Part B, Preschool), 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Project AWARE mental health initiatives, and emergency relief funding (ESSER III). The district also receives sub-grant funding from the Colorado Department of Human Services for TANF administration and refugee program administration, and from the Executive Office of the State of Colorado for Bright Spot literacy and school improvement initiatives where the district serves as fiscal agent.

The district's customer concentration is heavily weighted toward the Department of Education. Of 145 total awards across prime and sub categories, 81 awards flow from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (covering the Indian Education and Impact Aid lines), with an additional 9 awards from other Department of Education offices—Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (5 awards), Office of Career Technical and Adult Education (4 awards)—totaling 90 education-related awards and 86 percent of the award count. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 31 awards (nutrition block pass-throughs), while the Department of Defense Education Activity and other federal agencies account for the remaining slice. Activity has grown substantially: 2 awards in 2022 to 33 in 2024, declining slightly to 31 in 2025 and 20 year-to-date in 2026. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $211.9 million. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the immediate pipeline.