Long Beach Unified School District

Long Beach Unified School District, operating as Lbusd, is a U.S. local government entity and school district headquartered in Long Beach, California that receives federal educational and nutritional grants as a prime recipient (31% of awards) and sub-recipient (69% of awards), with no federal contracting footprint.

Lbusd's federal grant activity centers on K–12 education and child nutrition programming. As a prime recipient, the district holds Indian Education Formula Grants to LEAs awards from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education for fiscal years 2023 through 2027, and a Head Start and Early Head Start project grant from the Office of Head Start running through June 30, 2029. As a sub-recipient, Lbusd receives the majority of its federal funding through pass-through grants from the California Department of Education and the California Department of Social Services, which administer federal programs at the state level. Sub-award work spans special education services (IDEA Part B), child nutrition (National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program), English learner support, career and technical education, teacher quality improvement, homeless student services, adult education and literacy, community learning centers, child care and development assistance, and COVID-19 pandemic response funding. A representative sub-award from California State University Long Beach Research Foundation (dated October 1, 2022) funds a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) program implementation at Stephens Middle School, including hiring a school counselor and providing tiered student engagement interventions.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward education and nutrition agencies. The top five federal agencies account for 84% of awards: the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education leads with 47 awards, followed by the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (28 awards), the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (14 awards), the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (8 awards), and the Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education (5 awards). The district has served 13 distinct federal agencies across 122 awards over the source data period.

Activity has grown significantly year over year, rising from 2 awards in 2022 to 36 awards in 2026 (through September 30). Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $1.02 billion. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the immediate pipeline. Lbusd's federal engagement operates exclusively through grant mechanisms rather than federal contracting vehicles; the district has no awarded contracts, IDIQs, GWACs, or BPAs.