Board Of Education Colorado

Board of Education Colorado, a U.S. state government entity headquartered in Denver and a child subsidiary of the City of Lakewood, operates as a federal grant recipient administering K-12 education programs and state-level educational services across Colorado. The organization holds 561 prime federal grants (98% of its award footprint) spanning education, child nutrition, special education, English language acquisition, teacher quality, school safety, and library services, with no federal contract business and minimal subgrant activity (2% of awards).

The Board's customer base is heavily concentrated in federal education and nutrition programs. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education dominates the award count with 268 grants; combined with the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (55 awards), the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (124 awards across two divisions), and the Institute of Education Sciences (7 awards), these four customer agencies account for approximately 82% of the Board's recent awards. The Institute of Education Sciences represents the highest potential value concentration—a $1,993,123 definitive contract awarded April 1, 2025, for National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) state coordination running through March 31, 2035, in which the Board serves as Colorado's NAEP state coordinator, coordinating training and technical assistance for assessments and data systems statewide.

Recent grant work spans formula grants and project grants across multiple programs. The Board received $78,290,517 in Title I Part A Basic Grants to LEAs (CFDA 84.010, July 1, 2026), $68,477,000 in Special Education Grants to States (CFDA 84.027, July 1, 2026), $13,953,560 in Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants (CFDA 84.424, July 1, 2026), and $12,446,445 in Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers funding (CFDA 84.287, July 1, 2026). Child nutrition programs are substantial: the Board administers $240,407,880 in National School Lunch Program funding (CFDA 10.555, October 1, 2025) and distributes $4,488,000 in Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program awards (CFDA 10.582, October 1, 2025) to 40 sub-recipients including rural and urban school districts, charter schools, and private schools across Colorado. Additional portfolio breadth includes $11,263,753 in English Language Acquisition State Grants (CFDA 84.365, July 1, 2026), $5,777,000 in Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (CFDA 84.367, July 1, 2026), and $6,896,000 in Migrant Education State Grants (CFDA 84.011, July 1, 2026), all awarded July 1, 2026.

Activity has remained relatively steady over the past five years (33 awards in 2022, 35 in 2023, 29 in 2024, 28 in 2025, 15 in 2026 year-to-date), though the most recent 2026 count reflects a partial calendar year. Twenty-five awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating moderate recompete exposure. The Board's grant receipts are formula-based allocations under state-administered federal programs; it serves as the pass-through entity distributing subgrants to local educational agencies, school districts, charter schools, boards of cooperative educational services, nonprofits, and educational service centers throughout Colorado. The parent company, City of Lakewood, carries federal contract and grant prime awardee capacity, but the Board itself operates exclusively in the grant recipient domain with a narrow focus on K-12 education administration and state-level educational service delivery. The combined potential value figure of $5.7 million appears anomalously low relative to the $14.15 billion in obligated dollars, suggesting that most awards are formula-based pass-throughs where the Board's administrative role anchors the potential value ceiling while obligated amounts reflect downstream sub-recipient distributions.