Research Based Education Corporation

Research Based Education Corporation, doing business as Paulden Community School, is a rural Arizona K–5 public school district that receives federal formula grants as a prime recipient from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, and operates as a sub-recipient of block grants and Title I funding distributed through the Arizona Department of Education. The entity is a non-profit organization structured as a corporate entity (not tax exempt) headquartered in Paulden, Arizona, and competes exclusively in federal education grant programs rather than federal contracts or IDVs.

Paulden Community School's federal footprint is focused narrowly on K–5 education delivery in a remote rural setting. As a prime recipient, the school has drawn five consecutive annual awards under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program from July 2022 through July 2026, with the most recent award dated July 1, 2026 and ultimate completion scheduled for September 30, 2027. As a sub-recipient, the school received six sub-awards from the Arizona Department of Education between November 2021 and July 2026, focused on implementing Title I grant guidelines and block-funded programs, including a multi-year initiative to provide Orff-method instrumental music instruction (K–5) via licensed online instruction and a dedicated Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) instructional team member trained in the Second Step SEL program.

The school's customer concentration is entirely within education. The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for all fifteen prime and sub-awards in the portfolio; the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service holds two awards, representing a minimal footprint. Total federal dollars obligated across all seventeen awards since 2012 amount to $958 thousand, with award volume holding steady at one to three awards per year across the past five years. One award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating minimal recompete exposure. Paulden Community School does not hold seats on federal contract vehicles, IDIQs, or GWACs and does not operate as a federal contractor; its federal engagement is exclusively grant-based and focused on direct school operations and student services in a geographically isolated K–5 setting.