Lancaster Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13

Lancaster Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13, a Pennsylvania-based local government educational service agency and school district intermediate unit, operates as a federal grant recipient (16% of awards) and sub-recipient (84% of awards), delivering early childhood education, workforce development, adult literacy, special education support, and child nutrition services to federal grantors and state education agencies. The organization holds no federal contract prime awards and does not sit on any federal contract vehicles; its federal footprint is entirely grant-funded.

Lancaster Lebanon IU 13's prime grant work centers on three distinct federal programs. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the organization $1.784 million on July 1, 2026, under the Early Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) to deliver early childhood education, health, nutritional, social, and family support services for infants, toddlers, and pregnant women in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, through June 30, 2028. The Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has funded citizenship preparation services through two separate awards under the Citizenship Education and Training program (CFDA 97.010): a $331,024 award from October 2022 through September 2024 and a subsequent $293,888 award from November 2024 through September 2026, both supporting English language instruction, civics education, and naturalization application assistance in Lancaster and Lebanon Counties. The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Refugee Resettlement funded workplace engagement and career pathways initiatives in 2023 and 2022, supporting partnerships between service providers and employers to develop apprenticeships and career advancement for refugees and other eligible populations.

Sub-recipient activity dominates the organization's federal footprint. Lancaster Lebanon IU 13 receives 129 sub-awards (84% of total awards) flowing from five federal customer agencies through two principal state intermediaries. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 47 awards, the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education for 30 awards, the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services for 26 awards, the Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education for 17 awards, and the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families for 12 awards, together accounting for 86% of recent award volume. All sub-awards flow through Pennsylvania state agencies—primarily the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services—which pass federal grants to IU 13 for local implementation. Sub-recipient work includes child nutrition programs under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), special education and disability services funding under Part B and related programs, English language instruction and limited-English-proficiency support, adult basic education and literacy services, safe schools and climate support for school districts, young parent and expectant parent programs (ELECT), and emergency relief and post-pandemic recovery funding under the American Rescue Plan.

Activity has grown steadily: from 21 awards in 2022 to 28 awards in 2026, with an average of roughly 23 awards per year over the past five years. Combined obligated dollars across all 154 awards in the source data reach $319.6 million, reflecting a portfolio concentrated in entitlement and state-pass-through grant streams rather than competitive federal procurements. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete pressure in the near term. The organization's federal engagement is bounded by its status as a local education authority and Pennsylvania intermediate unit; it does not compete for federal contracts and relies exclusively on grant and sub-grant funding routed through federal grantors and state education and human services departments.