Phoenix Union High School District

Phoenix Union High School District (doing business as Phoenix Union High School District No 210), a state-controlled nonprofit educational institution based in Phoenix, Arizona, receives federal grants as a prime recipient from the Department of Education and acts as a sub-recipient on pass-through grant awards from the Arizona Department of Education. The district operates entirely within the K–12 educational funding domain and does not hold federal contracts as a prime contractor.

Phoenix Union High School District's federal activity is concentrated in Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) grants. The top three funding sources by award count account for 89% of recent awards: the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education leads with 40 awards, followed by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services with 5 awards and the Office of English Language Acquisition with 3 awards. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service and the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration each contribute 1 to 2 awards. The district's combined dollars obligated across all awards total $263.2 million since 2005.

The district's prime federal grant footprint centers on Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.060), a formula grant program. Recent direct awards from OESE include a $171,186 grant for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 and a $177,869 award for July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, both supporting comprehensive educational programs addressing the unique cultural, language, and academic needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students. These funds support academic instruction, culturally responsive programming, professional development for teachers and school leaders, and targeted student support services. The district has received recurring awards under this program and related Title programs since at least 2022.

As a sub-recipient, Phoenix Union High School District receives 61% of its awards (35 of 57 total) through pass-through funding from the Arizona Department of Education under a broad portfolio of Title programs and other federal grant initiatives. Sub-awards effective July 1, 2026 include Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IV, IDEA Basic (Section 611), Career and Technical Education, and an additional BLOCK grant. Earlier sub-awards dated July 1, 2025 and July 1, 2024 track the same program structure, with the district also managing Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers grants and Title I-D Delinquent program funds. Some sub-awards explicitly authorize fund transfers between programs — such as a July 25, 2025 sub-award permitting transfer of funds to Title I-A grants in alignment with the district's action plan.

Award activity has increased year over year, from 1 award in 2022 to 13 in 2025, with 7 awards recorded in 2026. Only 1 award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in that window. The district serves high school students across the Phoenix metropolitan area and operates career and technical education programs in health sciences, information technology, business, culinary arts, and automotive technologies.