San Bernardino City Unified School District

San Bernardino City Unified School District Fiscal Services Division is a U.S. local government entity and school district that receives federal grants directly as a prime recipient and administers sub-grants flowing through California state agencies, with no prime contracting footprint. The district's Fiscal Services Division manages federal education and nutrition grants supporting instructional services, student support, and child nutrition programs at schools in San Bernardino, California.

The district's federal relationship centers on direct prime grants from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060). A representative recent award is a $105,515 prime grant dated July 1, 2026, running through June 30, 2027, which funds culturally responsive instruction and support services for Indian students, including knowledge building around Native communities, languages, tribal histories, and traditions, alongside teacher and staff capacity development for culturally appropriate instruction. The district also holds prime Indian Education formula grants awarded annually in July for fiscal years 2022 through 2026.

The bulk of the district's federal funding activity flows as sub-grants from California state agencies, particularly the California Department of Education, the California Department of Social Services, and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Sub-grant activity encompasses child nutrition programs (School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program), special education and related services, English language learner support, career and technical education, teacher quality improvement, academic enrichment and community learning centers, homeless children and youth services, adult education and literacy services, COVID-19 pandemic relief, and child care assistance programs. One representative sub-grant, dated April 15, 2026, from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection supports outdoor green space transformation at Parkside Elementary School as part of the "Parkside Community Green Spaces" project.

Award activity has accelerated sharply. The district received one award in 2022, eight in 2023, twenty-one in 2024, twenty-four in 2025, and thirty-three in 2026 year-to-date, with the most recent award dated September 30, 2026. Across all federal sources, the district holds 114 total awards spanning from 2003 to the present, with combined obligated dollars of $281.1 million. Prime grants account for 27% of awards (31 grants); sub-grants account for 73% (83 awards). The five largest customer agencies by award count cover 83% of the portfolio: the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (46 awards), the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (21 awards), the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (14 awards), the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (8 awards), and the Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education (6 awards). Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure.