Nevada Department Of Education

Nevada Department Of Education (NDOE), a U.S. state government entity and recipient of federal grants, administers education and workforce development programs across elementary, secondary, special education, and adult learning in Nevada as a prime recipient of formula and project grants from the U.S. Department of Education and related federal agencies. NDOE operates in a pass-through model, distributing the majority of federal funding as sub-awards to local school districts, educational organizations, and community providers; the entity holds no federal contracts as a prime contractor but received one definitive contract from the Institute of Education Sciences on April 1, 2025, to serve as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) State Coordinator for Nevada, valued at $2.1 million through March 31, 2035.

NDOE's federal footprint centers on formula grants flowing through the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), which accounts for 254 awards across the award portfolio. The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) represents the second-largest customer by award count with 50 awards funding special education preschool grants, special education grants to states, and state personnel development initiatives. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service and the Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education each fund 40 awards. Recent activity remains stable, with approximately 18 to 21 awards per year over the past five years. Combined obligated dollars across all awards reach $7.94 billion—a figure driven by the scale of formula grant pass-throughs—against a combined potential value of $6.1 million, indicating heavy obligation against existing vehicles. NDOE serves 23 distinct federal customer agencies.

NDOE's primary grant portfolio spans K-12 education and adult literacy. Title I Part A Basic Grants to LEAs (CFDA 84.010) represent the largest annual allocations, with recent awards delivering $59.5 million (2026) to support high-poverty schools; NDOE distributes these funds as sub-awards to local educational agencies statewide. Special Education Grants to States (CFDA 84.027) deliver $33.6 million annually for special education services to children aged 3–21 throughout Nevada. The Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers program (CFDA 84.287) provides $11.2 million to $11.6 million yearly for out-of-school enrichment; Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants (CFDA 84.424) deliver $11.6 million to $12 million annually for well-rounded education and school safety; and English Language Acquisition State Grants (CFDA 84.365) fund $7.8 million to $8.1 million to serve English learners. Special Education Preschool Grants (CFDA 84.173) total $2.5 million to $2.7 million per cycle. NDOE also administers formula grants for adult education and family literacy ($8.1 million to $14.9 million annually under CFDA 84.002 and related programs), career and technical education ($17.7 million), rural education, migrant education, education for homeless children and youth, state assessments, and supporting effective instruction. Project grants include a $9.96 million Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) award for Nevada TRIP—the Transitions Roadmap through Innovative Partnerships—running through 2028; a $1.66 million Special Education State Personnel Development grant (CFDA 84.323) supporting workforce preparation in special education; and a School Safety National Activities award ($5.25 million to $3.75 million) for school psychology workforce expansion. NDOE also holds a Preschool Development Grants Birth to Five renewal award (CFDA 93.434) through June 2026.

NDOE's sub-award footprint reflects its role as a state educational agency pass-through. The entity sub-awards to local school districts (Clark County, Washoe County, Elko County, Nye County, and smaller rural districts statewide), nonprofit organizations (YMCA of Southern Nevada, Boys & Girls Clubs, Core Powered by the Rogers Foundation, After-School All-Stars Las Vegas, The Children's Cabinet, Northern Nevada Literacy Council), higher education institutions (University of Nevada Reno, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Great Basin College, College of Southern Nevada, Truckee Meadows Community College), state agencies (Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Nevada Department of Corrections, Nevada Division of Child and Family Services), and community-based organizations. NDOE also receives sub-awards itself from the Nevada Health Authority on school-based mental health workforce expansion (August 2026) and from the Department of Health and Human Services on child care quality improvement services (ongoing since at least 2022).

NDOE operates as a child entity under the parent State of Nevada (Office of the Governor). Its federal award portfolio is dominated by formula grants, which by structure are noncompetitive allocations based on state demographic and performance data; NDOE does not compete for most of these funds. Recent activity shows 23 awards reaching completion within the next twenty-four months, representing potential recompete or renewal cycles for formula allocations and project grant continuation funding.