Mingus Union High School District 04

Mingus Union High School District 04, doing business as Mingus Union High School, is a U.S. local government school district based in Cottonwood, Arizona that receives federal education grants as a prime recipient and sub-recipient, with no federal contract vehicle participation. The school district operates as a state-controlled educational institution under Arizona governance and receives recurring annual federal education funding tied to Native American student enrollment and special education service delivery.

The school district's federal footprint centers entirely on education grants from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. As a prime recipient, Mingus Union High School holds Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) awarded annually by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education for the fiscal years 2023 through 2027, with most recent award dated July 1, 2026 and ultimate completion on June 30, 2027. As a sub-recipient, the school district receives pass-through funding from the Arizona Department of Education under multiple federal education programs, including Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Title II Improving Teacher Quality grants, IDEA Basic Section 611 Special Education grants, Career and Technical Education grants, and Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER III) funds. The school district operates special education services for over 160 students with individualized education plans (IEPs), employing seven certified special education teachers, seven paraprofessionals, a school psychologist, and contracted speech, occupational, and physical therapists. Sub-recipient awards also fund AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program development, Title I intervention services including a dropout prevention academy for juniors and seniors, summer school and credit recovery, and professional learning community infrastructure including assessment and data management tools.

Customer concentration is narrow and specialized. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 19 of 27 awards (70% of total awards), with the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services holding 5 awards (19%). The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service and Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration account for two and one awards respectively. All federal dollars obligated across all awards total $4.3 million, reflecting the school district's receipt-based model rather than contract-based revenue. Recent activity has remained flat at four to six awards per year from 2022 through 2025, with one award scheduled for completion in the next twenty-four months. The school district does not hold seats on federal contract vehicles (GWACs, IDIQs, BPAs, or GSA Schedules) and does not serve as a federal contractor or subcontractor on federal procurements.