Paloma Elementary School District 94

Paloma Elementary School District 94, a U.S. local government school district based in Gila Bend, Arizona, operates as a recipient of federal K–12 education grants rather than as a federal contractor. The district is not a contract prime and does not hold seats on federal IDIQs, GWACs, or BPAs; all its federal activity flows through formula grants and sub-grants routed through state education agencies.

The district's federal footprint centers on the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (SRSAP), a formula grant administered by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. Paloma Elementary has received five consecutive annual SRSAP awards dating from July 2022 through July 2026, with the most recent award dated July 1, 2026 and scheduled completion on September 30, 2027. The district also receives sub-grant awards from the Arizona Department of Education under Title I, Title II, and Title IV programs, which fund professional development, intervention program delivery, data analysis capability, and staff attendance at the Arizona Rural Schools Association Annual Conference. A secondary sub-grant award from the Executive Office of State of Arizona in May 2023 supported summer enrichment programming. The district received two awards from the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service, likely related to school meal programs.

The district's federal grant activity is modest and stable. Across twenty-seven awards spanning from 2007 to 2026, the district has obligated $898 thousand total. Activity per year has remained light — one to three awards annually over the past five years — with a single award completing in the next twenty-four months. The district operates as a grant recipient on 74% of its awards (twenty awards) and receives sub-grant pass-throughs from state agencies on the remaining 26% (seven awards). Two distinct federal customers account for 100% of awards: the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (25 awards) and the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (2 awards). The district does not pursue federal procurement as a vendor and holds no contract vehicle positions; all federal funding flows through entitlement and discretionary grant programs for K–12 schools.