Santa Ana Unified School District Public Facilities Corporation

Santa Ana Unified School District Public Facilities Corporation, doing business as Santa Ana Unified School District, is a California local government entity and school district that acts as a federal grant recipient, not a federal contractor. The district operates as a prime recipient on Department of Education (Office of Elementary and Secondary Education) Indian Education Formula Grants and as a sub-recipient on numerous Department of Education awards passed through the California Department of Education, as well as the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program School Violence Prevention initiative.

The district's federal footprint is heavily sub-recipient weighted. Of 83 total awards in the source data spanning 2007 to present, 81 percent are sub-awards (67 awards) passed down from state intermediaries or prime grantees, while 19 percent are prime grants (16 awards). The district has not received federal contracts or held seats on federal contract vehicles; all federal funding flows through grant programs.

Prime grant work centers on Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs), a recurring formula-grant stream from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The district received awards under this program on July 1, 2023, July 1, 2024, July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026, each with a twelve-month performance window. The district also holds a project grant from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded April 1, 2023 (ultimate completion December 31, 2026) to create an enhanced high school-to-college pipeline for social worker degree and Public Service Social Worker (PSSC) credential attainment in partnership with CSU Long Beach, CSU Fullerton, and Santa Ana College. Additionally, the district received a project grant from the Community Oriented Policing Program awarded October 1, 2022 (completion March 31, 2026) to implement evidence-based school safety programs and technology to improve school security and promote a positive learning environment.

The district's sub-recipient work is concentrated in three Department of Education grant streams passed through the California Department of Education: special education services (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act funding), school meals (National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program nutrition assistance), and Title I improvement grants for high-poverty schools. Recurring sub-awards address English learner services, career and technical education, homeless youth education coordination, teacher quality improvement, and COVID-19 pandemic response funding. The district also receives pass-through funding for child care and development block grants and community learning center enrichment programs. Award dates on sub-grants span from as recent as September 30, 2026 through historical awards dating to 2007.

Customer concentration is dominated by the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The top five funding organizations account for 87 percent of awards: the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (31 awards), the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (20 awards), the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (14 awards), the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program (4 awards), and the Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education (3 awards). Combined dollars obligated across all 83 awards total $226.5 million. Activity has accelerated in recent years, rising from 2 awards in 2022 to 21 in 2024 and 31 in 2026. Two awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing minimal near-term recompete exposure given the formula-grant and pass-through nature of the district's funding stream.