Jefferson Parish School Board

Jefferson Parish School Board, a public K–12 school district in Louisiana, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient and subordinate recipient under education, emergency management, and environmental programs, with 88% of recent awards flowing through state intermediaries or federal pass-through mechanisms rather than direct federal contracts. The district does not hold federal contract vehicle seats and operates exclusively in the grant space, with no procurement or contracting relationship to federal agencies.

Jefferson Parish's federal footprint centers on education formula grants and disaster-recovery funding. As a prime recipient, the district holds Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, awarded annually on July 1 for twelve-month periods (most recently July 1, 2026, running through June 30, 2027). The district also received a $10.291 million EPA Project Grant under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) on April 1, 2025, running through March 31, 2027, for replacement of 25 in-use diesel heavy-duty school buses with 25 new zero-emission electric buses and installation of 25 DC fast-charging EV chargers, with supporting workforce development and training components funded under the Inflation Reduction Act.

The vast majority of Jefferson Parish's federal activity (197 of 225 awards, or 88%) flows as sub-recipient funding through two primary pass-through grantees: the Louisiana Department of Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards program. Sub-awards from the Louisiana Department of Administration (dated August 1, 2026 and backward) cover recurring K–12 education programs including Title I, Title IIA (educator quality), Title III (English language learners), Title IV (safe and supportive schools), IDEA Part B 611 (special education), IDEA Preschool 619, food and nutrition programs for Louisiana children, homeless children and youth initiatives, positive behavioral support, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, and various pandemic-recovery ESSER funding. FEMA sub-awards (dated June through August 2026 and backward) address building and equipment damages, mold remediation, debris pickup, environmental testing, and temporary facilities for displaced students — predominantly recovery activities following hurricanes and other disasters affecting school facilities across Jefferson Parish's service area.

Activity has accelerated sharply. The district received 9 awards in 2022, 33 in 2023, 57 in 2024, 59 in 2025, and 34 through August 2026 — a pattern driven by disaster-recovery sub-awards layered atop baseline education formula grants. Combined federal dollars obligated across all awards total $917.7 million, with the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education supplying 98 awards, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (child nutrition programs) supplying 43 awards, FEMA supplying 40 awards, and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services supplying 28 awards, together accounting for 95% of the district's award portfolio. Only two awards face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, reflecting the long tail of disaster-recovery funding and multi-year education grant cycles. The district has no prime contract work, no subcontractor relationships with federal contractors, and no IDV or GWAC positioning; its federal footprint is exclusively grant-recipient activity routed through state pass-through agencies and direct FEMA disaster assistance.