Educational Service Dist

Educational Service District 113, a Washington state local government entity headquartered in Tumwater, operates primarily as a federal grant sub-recipient (79% of recent awards) in early childhood, K–12 education, nutrition, and public health programming. ESD 113 functions as a prime grantee on a smaller subset of awards, most notably a $5.032 million Head Start (CFDA 93.600) award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, obligated in full through December 31, 2026, which funds early learning and family support services across its Washington service area. The organization does not hold federal contracts or IDVs; its federal funding footprint consists entirely of grants and grant sub-awards.

ESD 113's customer concentration is dominated by federal education and nutrition programs. The top five funding agencies by award count account for 72% of recent awards, led by the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (19 awards), the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (8 awards), and the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (6 awards), followed by the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (4 awards each). In its sub-recipient capacity, ESD 113 receives awards flowing through prime grantees including the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction (the most frequent pass-through entity across the portfolio), the Washington State Health Care Authority, the Washington State Department of Health, Educational Service District 105, the University of Washington, and the Southeast Regional Resource Center. The portfolio spans 15 distinct customer agencies and covers USDA child nutrition programs, Department of Education Title I and special education (IDEA-B) funding, early childhood special education (ECSE) inclusion initiatives, multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) regional implementation centers, 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CFDA 84.287), tobacco prevention and control activities in collaboration with the CDC, school-based mental health programs, and COVID-19 emergency relief allocations.

Activity grew significantly from 2022 through 2024, climbing from one award in 2022 to 19 in 2024, followed by a decline to five awards in 2025 and seven in 2026 year-to-date. Combined dollars obligated across the portfolio total $327 million. Within the next twenty-four months, only one award faces ultimate completion and therefore recompete exposure, indicating a stable funding trajectory across most of ESD 113's sub-award base. Representative recent sub-awards include multiple Child Nutrition Program reimbursement and administrative support awards from the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction (October 2024 and onward), special education and Title I Part A sub-awards under the same pass-through (spanning 2023 through 2025), and school-based mental health programming sub-awards from Educational Service District 105 (September 2024 and October 2025). ESD 113's grant work is geographically concentrated in Washington state and operationally centered on serving preschool and school-age children through educational, health, nutritional, social, and family engagement services delivered across its regional service districts.