Ohio Federation Council For Exceptional Children

Ohio Federation Council For Exceptional Children, a nonprofit organization based in Columbus, Ohio, acts as a grant sub-recipient exclusively, delivering special education professional development and teacher training services to the federal government through the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

The vendor operates entirely within the federal grant ecosystem rather than the federal contracting space — it holds no prime federal contracts, no positions on government-wide acquisition vehicles, and no commercial contract experience in the source data. All three recent awards are sub-grants flowing from the Ohio Department of Education as prime grantee, meaning OFCEC receives funding through the state education agency rather than directly from the federal government. The organization is structured as a nonprofit organization, reflecting its mission-driven orientation toward special education advocacy and professional development.

OFCEC's federal footprint comprises three sub-grants spanning three years, all funded through IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) programs under OSERS. The first sub-award, dated September 1, 2023, supported the NEW TEACHER INSTITUTE for Council for Exceptional Children Ohio. A second sub-grant, dated July 1, 2024, funded IDEA Communities of Practice activities. A third sub-grant, dated June 19, 2026, again supported IDEA Communities of Practice. Combined federal obligation across all three sub-awards totals $210 thousand, with a single customer agency — the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services — accounting for one hundred percent of recent activity.

The vendor's federal engagement is limited to grant sub-recipient work; it does not pursue or hold prime federal contracts, task orders on GWACs, or seats on commercial contract vehicles. Its operating model targets professional development delivery and teacher training infrastructure within Ohio's special education ecosystem, funded through federal pass-through grants rather than direct federal procurement.