Happy Place Academy Inc.

Happy Place Academy Inc., a minority-owned, Hispanic American-owned educational institution based in North Miami Beach, Florida, operates as a federal grant sub-recipient delivering Child Care Food Program meal services through the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The vendor holds no prime contracts or IDVs and does not compete independently for federal awards; all three recent federal awards are sub-grant positions under the Florida Department of Health as the pass-through entity.

Happy Place Academy's federal footprint is minimal and specialized. The vendor received three sub-grant awards, all dated October 1 in consecutive years (2023, 2023, 2024), for Child Care Food Program meal service delivery, with combined obligation of $117 thousand. All three awards funnel through the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service as the federal grantor and the Florida Department of Health as the prime recipient. Activity declined from two awards in 2023 to one in 2024. The vendor serves a single customer agency in the federal space.

As a sub-recipient under USDA's Child Care Food Program (CFDA 10.558), Happy Place Academy delivers meal services to participating child care facilities. The vendor's structure as an educational institution and Hispanic Servicing Institution positions it for future participation in USDA nutrition programs, but current federal visibility is confined to state-administered nutrition assistance channels rather than direct federal procurement or broader competitive contracting vehicles. The vendor has not established a presence on government-wide acquisition vehicles, agency-wide IDIQs, or multi-award BPAs, and does not hold an active federal contract prime position.