Kaizen Education Foundation

Kaizen Education Foundation, doing business as Colegio Petite Arizona, is a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Nogales, Arizona that receives federal education grants as a prime recipient and sub-recipient, focused on K–12 instruction and support services for rural and underserved student populations. The organization operates primarily as a sub-recipient (61% of recent awards) under state pass-through mechanisms, with a smaller prime grant portfolio (39%) anchored to the Small, Rural School Achievement Program.

Kaizen's federal footprint sits entirely within education and nutrition assistance. The organization serves three distinct federal customer agencies: the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (11 awards, the majority), the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (5 awards), and the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (2 awards). As a prime recipient, Kaizen holds annual Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with awards issued each July from 2022 through 2026, carrying ultimate completion dates in September of the following year. As a sub-recipient, Kaizen receives pass-through sub-awards from the Arizona Department of Education under Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, IDEA Basic Section 611 subgrants, ESSER III pandemic relief, and supplementary Title I and block-grant programming. Recent sub-award work (2024–2026) includes academic intervention delivery in Tiers 2 and 3, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) support services, curriculum coaching for English learners and economically disadvantaged students, and instructional delivery support for classroom management and English Language Development methods.

Activity has remained flat at two to four awards per year from 2022 through 2026, with total dollars obligated across all eighteen awards reaching $1.6 million. One award faces ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure. Kaizen's grant work is structured around serving a high-demographic population of English learners and socially economically disadvantaged students in a rural Arizona school setting, with federal funds channeled primarily through state education agency pass-through mechanisms rather than direct federal procurement.