Gila County Regional School District

Gila County Regional School District, a public educational institution and child entity of Gila County, Arizona, receives federal grant funding exclusively from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to operate K–12 education services in rural Gila County. The district operates as a direct federal grant recipient (100% of awards), not as a contractor or subcontractor, and holds no federal contract vehicles or prime contracting relationships.

The district's federal award footprint consists entirely of two grant programs administered by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education: the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (formula grants, annual awards since at least 2022) and the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041, project grants). Impact Aid awards reimburse the district for lost local property tax revenue resulting from federal property exemptions and the enrollment of 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 has received nine federal grant awards over the past five years: five Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants and four Impact Aid Program project grants. Recent examples include a $169,238 Impact Aid award obligated October 1, 2025, running through September 30, 2031, and a Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grant awarded July 1, 2026, running through September 30, 2027. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $3 million. All grant work is performed in Globe, Arizona, with administrative oversight at the district's headquarters at 1400 E Ash Street, Globe, Arizona.

Customer concentration is absolute: 100% of awards come from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. Award frequency has remained flat over the past five years (two awards per year in 2022–2025, one in 2026), with no growth trajectory. Within the next twenty-four months, one award reaches ultimate completion and faces recompete in that window. The district does not participate in federal contracting, does not hold seats on GWACs or other parent contract vehicles, and does not sub to federal prime contractors. This is a direct grant recipient profile serving a rural, economically challenged school system with federal connections creating material financial burdens on local educational capacity.