El Paso County School District #8

El Paso County School District #8, doing business as Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8, is a U.S. local government school district in Fountain, Colorado that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient and sub-recipient under Department of Education programs, principally the Impact Aid Program and Indian Education Formula Grants. The district operates as a public elementary and secondary education provider serving a military-connected student population in the Fountain and Fort Carson areas, with no federal contracting footprint.

The district's federal funding portfolio centers entirely on education grants administered by the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. Recent prime recipient awards include a $39.145 million Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003) grant awarded October 1, 2025, running through September 30, 2031, which provides financial assistance to offset reduced local tax revenue attributable to federally connected children—those living on or with parents employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. The district also receives recurring Indian Education Formula Grants, with awards in fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, each running one fiscal year. As a sub-recipient, the district receives flow-through allocations from the Board of Education Colorado (the state prime grantee) under Title I, Title II, Title III English Language Learner, Title IV, Part B special education, Preschool, McKinney-Vento homelessness assistance, Summer EBT nutrition, and Nutrition Block funding. The sub-recipient award stream is steady and recurring, with monthly or quarterly nutrition block sub-awards from the state, title program allocations typically issued annually, and occasional categorical programs such as Summer EBT and McKinney-Vento.

Across 104 total awards (prime and sub combined) since 2006, the district's customer concentration is narrow and predictable. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 49 awards (coverage figure 91% of award count), with the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service generating 28 awards (predominantly nutrition-related sub-awards from the state), the Department of Defense Education Activity contributing 12 awards, and the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and Department of Education proper accounting for six more. The split between prime and sub awards is nearly even (47% prime, 53% sub), reflecting the district's dual role as a direct Impact Aid and Indian Education recipient and as a state-level pass-through entity for title programs and nutrition funding. Recent activity has grown substantially—from two awards in 2022 to 23 in 2025—driven primarily by increased sub-award issuance from the state. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure and stable multi-year grant commitments. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $536.8 million since 2006, with the 2025 Impact Aid award accounting for the largest single commitment at $39.145 million over six years.