Globe Unified School District

Globe Unified School District, a public school district in Globe, Arizona, is a recipient of direct federal formula grants and project grants from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, operating as a prime recipient on Impact Aid and Indian Education programs (52% of recent awards) and as a sub-recipient of Title I, Title II, IDEA, CTE, and ESSER pass-through grants flowing from the Arizona Department of Education (48% of recent awards). The district is designated a Hispanic Servicing Institution and serves a student population in a predominantly Hispanic region across four schools including elementary, middle, high school, and online instruction.

Globe Unified receives recurring annual formula grants and multi-year project grants under two primary federal streams. Impact Aid Program awards (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003) compensate the district for the financial burden of educating children of military-connected families and children living on federal property, reducing the district's reliance on local property tax revenue. A $1.567 million Impact Aid project grant awarded October 1, 2025, funds general educational operations through September 30, 2031. Parallel Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs support instruction and services for Native American students; the most recent cycle awarded July 1, 2026, runs through June 30, 2027. In its sub-recipient capacity, Globe Unified draws pass-through allocations from Arizona Department of Education for Title I general instruction, Title II teacher quality improvement, IDEA special education services (including support for 13 special education teachers and contracted occupational, physical, speech, and psychological services), Title IV-A student support and academic enrichment, and Career and Technical Education programming. Representative sub-awards include Title IV-A funding to support high school dual-enrollment college credit pathways at the local community college and IDEA Basic subgrants for special education direct services.

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 98% of recent awards (35 prime and sub awards combined), with the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, and the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration representing minor supplementary sources. Combined dollars obligated across all federal awards total $29.4 million. Award activity has stabilized at six to eight grants per year over 2023–2025, with only one award scheduled to complete ultimate performance within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure.