Jordan School District

Jordan School District, a U.S. local government entity and public K–12 school district based in West Jordan, Utah, operates as a federal grant recipient (12% of recent awards) and predominantly as a sub-recipient (88% of recent awards) under formula grants and flow-through programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The district does not hold prime federal contracts and does not sit on federal contract vehicles; its federal footprint is entirely grant-funded.

The district's grant portfolio concentrates in K–12 education funding mechanisms. As a prime recipient, Jordan School District holds Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with awards dated July 1, 2022 through July 1, 2026. As a sub-recipient, the district receives the vast majority of its federal funding through pass-through awards from the Utah State Board of Education and from state agencies including the Utah Department of Workforce Services, the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, and the Executive Office of State of Utah. These sub-recipient awards span National School Lunch programs, School Breakfast programs, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable programs, Title I and Title IIA education support, Career and Technical Education (CTE) funding, Special Education (IDEA) formula allocations, English Language Acquisition programs, McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance, and pandemic-related accelerated learning and ESSER grants. The district also receives sub-awards for early intervention services for young children and high-quality school readiness (preschool) program expansion.

Customer concentration sits heavily with elementary and secondary education funding streams. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education leads with 60 awards, while the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 94 awards across the portfolio (93% of all awards by count). The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services contributes 22 awards, with smaller volumes from the Office of Career Technical and Adult Education (4 awards) and the Office of English Language Acquisition (4 awards). The top five funding entities account for 93% of recent awards. While the combined potential value across all awards is listed at $3 thousand in SAM reporting, the combined dollars obligated across all awards totals $112.8 million, reflecting the formula-grant nature of the awards and the district's role as a service-delivery recipient rather than a contract performer.

Activity has grown significantly. The district received 4 awards in 2022, 13 in 2023, 83 in 2024, 55 in 2025, and 22 year-to-date in 2026, with the most recent award dated August 24, 2026. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating stable, recurring formula-grant funding rather than recompete-driven pipeline volatility. Federal grant work focuses on meal provision, special education service delivery, career pathway development, homeless student support, English language acquisition, and American Rescue Plan accelerated learning programs, with the district acting as service implementer rather than contractor or administrative intermediary.