Peralta Community College District

Peralta Community College District Educational Services Division (doing business as General Services) is a U.S. public school district entity based in Oakland, California that receives federal grant funding for campus safety planning, crisis response training, and workforce development initiatives as a grant recipient. The district does not hold federal contracts and operates as a prime recipient on federal grants (67% of recent awards) and as a sub-recipient on Child and Adult Food Care Program (CACFP) funding from California's Department of Social Services (33% of recent awards).

The district's federal footprint centers on education and public safety grant work. The Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance funded a $850,000 Project Grant (CFDA 16.753, Congressionally Recommended Awards) awarded October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026, to develop and implement a district-wide campus safety plan, deliver intervention-specific safety training, and pilot an integrated curriculum bridging behavioral health and justice administration across PCCD's four colleges—Berkeley City College, College of Alameda, Laney College, and Merritt College. The National Science Foundation has issued two awards supporting undergraduate education initiatives. The District of Commerce Economic Development Administration has funded one award. In its sub-recipient role, PCCD receives CACFP reimbursements for nutritious meals and snacks served to infants, children, and adults through funding flows from California's Department of Social Services.

Customer concentration spans five distinct federal and state agencies. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (2 awards) and the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance (1 award) are the largest federal funding sources; the National Science Foundation (2 awards across undergraduate education) and the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (1 award) round out the federal set. The most recent award activity occurred in October 2025 under the CACFP sub-recipient pathway. The district's federal grant activity has been episodic across the thirteen-year source window, with six total awards recorded between 2012 and 2025, two in the past calendar year.