County Of Maricopa Madison School District #38

Madison School District 38, a tax-exempt school district in Phoenix, Arizona, receives federal grant funding as a primary recipient from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and acts as a sub-recipient on additional federal education grants passed through the Arizona Department of Education. The district operates in an educational institution set of federal relationships rather than as a commercial contractor.

Madison School District 38's federal award footprint centers on Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs, which the district has received annually as a direct recipient since at least 2022. The district holds prime Indian Education Formula grants from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education for fiscal years 2023 through 2027, with the most recent award dated July 1, 2026 (ultimate completion June 30, 2027). Beyond direct Indian Education grants, the district functions primarily as a sub-recipient on federal education programs passed through the Arizona Department of Education, including Title I, Title II (Improving Teacher Quality), Title III (English Language Acquisition), Title IV-A (Student Support & Academic Enrichment), IDEA Basic (special education), Section 619 (preschool special education), and ESSER III (pandemic recovery) grants. Sub-awards flow to the district with award dates spanning from January 2022 through July 2026, with clustered annual distributions typically arriving in July (the start of the school fiscal year) and supplemental mid-year awards in February, March, or September.

The district's customer concentration is heavily concentrated within the Department of Education ecosystem. The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services together account for 35 and 6 awards respectively across the portfolio, representing 94% of all recent awards. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service and the Office of English Language Acquisition account for the remaining volume. Combined federal dollars obligated across all awards total $18.6 million since 2007. Activity volume shows fluctuation across the past five years—two awards in 2022, rising to eleven in 2024, then declining to seven in 2025 and five in 2026 year-to-date. Only one award carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in that window. The district's role across 58% of its awards is as a sub-recipient rather than a prime recipient, reflecting its position within Arizona's state education grant pass-through structure while maintaining direct prime status on Indian Education Formula grants reserved for local education agencies serving Native American student populations.