Hozho Academy

Hozho Academy, a local educational agency and school district in Gallup, New Mexico, is a recipient of federal education grants from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, operating as a prime grant recipient (33% of recent awards) and as a sub-recipient of pass-through grants routed through the State of New Mexico Public Education Department (67% of recent awards). The entity is a U.S. government structure, not a for-profit vendor; it does not compete for federal contracts and has no awarded contract vehicle footprint.

Hozho Academy's federal grant activity centers on three education programs serving Native American students and federally connected children in the Gallup area. As a prime recipient, the academy holds two active Department of Education grants: an Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 award of $691,003 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2031) funding educational services for children whose families are federally connected through residence on Indian lands or federal property, and an Indian Education Formula Grant (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027) of $120,249 supporting services addressing the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of Indian students, including professional development for teachers, principals, and school staff to provide culturally appropriate instruction and knowledge of Native communities, languages, Tribal histories, traditions, and cultures. As a sub-recipient, Hozho Academy receives pass-through allocations from the New Mexico Public Education Department under Title I funding (multiple sub-awards in 2023–2026), school kitchen equipment support (May 2023), and educator professional development and recruitment and retention initiatives (July 2024 and May 2026). The academy also receives National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program reimbursement claims administered through the State of New Mexico Public Education Department.

Recent award activity spans twelve grants and sub-awards totaling $3.1 million obligated dollars across four years (2023–2026), with growth from one award in 2023 to four awards each in 2024 and 2025, declining to three in 2026. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education is the sole customer agency for direct prime grants (9 awards across both prime and sub-award counts when aggregated), with secondary pass-through administration via the New Mexico Public Education Department. One award (the September 30, 2030 Impact Aid project grant completion date) faces recompete or renewal inside the next twenty-four months. Hozho Academy does not operate as a federal contractor, prime contractor, or participant in government-wide acquisition vehicles; all activity is education grant recipient work under CFDA 84.041 (Impact Aid) and CFDA 84.060 (Indian Education Formula Grants).