Orange County Classical Academy

Orange County Classical Academy, a nonprofit educational institution based in Orange, California, operates as a sub-recipient on federal education and food-service grants issued by the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The organization holds no prime contracts or grants and participates exclusively as a sub-recipient, receiving four awards totaling $185 thousand obligated across fiscal 2025 and 2026.

Orange County Classical Academy's recent federal footprint consists entirely of child nutrition and charter-school support grants sub-awarded through the California Department of Education. Three awards fund the school breakfast and lunch programs through the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, which provides cash grants and commodity food donations to support nutritious meals for school children. One award, issued in March 2025 for $185 thousand combined with the nutrition sub-awards, funds charter-school startup and expansion activities under the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, supporting Orange County Classical Academy's operations as a charter school and enabling the state to improve charter schools' access to facilities.

Activity is recent and limited: the organization received its first recorded federal sub-award in March 2025 and has captured three additional sub-awards in the nine months since, all from the California Department of Education as the pass-through entity. The combined potential value of all four sub-awards is $185 thousand. Orange County Classical Academy does not compete for prime federal contracts or hold seats on government-wide acquisition vehicles or agency-wide IDIQs. The organization's federal footprint reflects its role as a charter school operating within California's child nutrition and educational-facility programs rather than as a federal contractor or primary grant recipient.