District Of Columbia, Government Of

District of Columbia, Government Of, doing business as DC State Education Office, is a U.S. local government entity that receives and administers federal grants as the state education agency for Washington, D.C., with no federal contract prime awards and 100% of its tracked federal footprint flowing through formula and project grants. The entity operates as a recipient of federal education and child nutrition funding, passing the majority of dollars through sub-awards to local educational agencies, charter schools, community organizations, and service providers across the District.

The DC State Education Office's grant portfolio centers on K-12 education, early intervention, child care, and nutrition programs. Recent representative work includes a $1.496 million definitive contract with the Institute of Education Sciences to serve as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) State Coordinator through March 31, 2035, coordinating comprehensive national educational assessment activities for the District. The entity also holds a $26.068 million Title I Part A Basic Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.010) award from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, effective July 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, distributing funds to local agencies serving high-poverty schools. Under the Special Education Grants to States program (CFDA 84.027), the entity received $8.364 million on July 1, 2026 for special education and related services to children with disabilities ages 3 through 21, and manages $2.824 million in early intervention services under the Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families program (CFDA 84.181).

Customer concentration is extreme and narrow. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education dominates with 216 awards (78% of the active award count), followed by the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service with 207 combined awards across two program streams (Child Nutrition Division), the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services with 71 awards, and the Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education with 42 awards. The Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences anchors the combined potential value at $2.4 million. Activity has remained relatively flat year over year, with 36 awards in 2022, 35 in 2023, 39 in 2024, 33 in 2025, and 14 recorded through July 2026. Thirty-one awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting a recompete cycle across formula grant renewals.

The DC State Education Office sub-awards federal funding to over 60 recipient organizations. Notable sub-recipients across education grants include District of Columbia Public Schools, Friendship Public Charter School, KIPP DC, Thurgood Marshall Academy, Two Rivers Public Charter School, Achievement Preparatory Academy, and approximately 50 additional charter school networks. Child nutrition sub-recipients include Sodexo Operations LLC, Aramark Services Inc., DC Central Kitchen Inc., Child Care Resources Inc., and Gordon Food Service Inc. Under a $58.076 million National School Lunch Program award (CFDA 10.555), the entity passed funding to learn DC Public Charter School, Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools, Monument Academy, Bridges Public Charter School, Center City Public Charter Schools, Shining Stars Montessori Academy, and community organizations including United Planning Organization, House of Ruth, and the Capital Area Food Bank.

The entity operates as the administrative pass-through for formula grants in education, special education, career and technical education, child care, and child nutrition programs from the Departments of Education, Agriculture, and Health and Human Services. All work is performed in Washington, D.C., with the entity serving as the state education agency designated by District law. No sub-awards are recorded in the source as sub-recipient contracts; funding flows grant-to-grant through the federal pass-through structure required by state educational agency status.