Department Of Education Tennessee

The Department of Education Tennessee is a U.S. state government entity responsible for administering education programs and services across the state. Registered in SAM.gov since January 7, 2005, with a current registration expiration date of April 7, 2026, the department serves as Tennessee's primary administrative body for education policy and program implementation. The entity provides comprehensive educational support services, coordination, and oversight across multiple domains including K-12 education, special education, career and technical education, child nutrition programs, and assessment systems.

Through its federal contract awards, the Department of Education Tennessee has undertaken significant coordination and administrative responsibilities. The department holds a definitive, firm-fixed-price contract valued at $1,391,550 with the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences, effective from April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2035. Under this contract, the department serves as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) State Coordinator, overseeing the administration of NAEP assessments, data collection, and coordination activities with local school districts and state agencies throughout Tennessee. This contract carried no set-aside designation and represents the department's primary role in federal contracting activities.

The Department of Education Tennessee has received extensive federal grant funding from multiple federal agencies supporting diverse educational initiatives and services. The department has been awarded numerous formula grants totaling hundreds of millions of dollars from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, including Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies ($377,981,004), Special Education Grants to States ($289,114,308), Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants ($50,750,345), 21st Century Community Learning Centers ($23,610,487), Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants ($24,639,472), and English Language Acquisition State Formula Grants ($11,755,863). Additional formula grant awards support education for homeless children and youth, career and technical education through Perkins V funding ($29,631,350.92), state assessments, migrant education, rural education achievement programs, and special education preschool grants. The department has also received substantial project grants including PROJECT INSPIRE for increasing school psychologists ($4,958,729), Preschool Development Grants Birth to Five ($9,962,000 estimated), and comprehensive literacy support programs. From the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Child Nutrition Division and Food and Nutrition Service, the department administers major formula and project grants supporting child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program ($145,733,521 combined awards), Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program ($4,927,930), State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition ($1,515,794), and Child Nutrition-Technology Innovation Grants ($1,247,818 combined). These grants, along with cooperative agreements from the Agricultural Marketing Service for local food procurement initiatives and the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion for youth risk behavior surveys, enable the department to sub-award funds to local school districts, county governments, non-profit organizations, and other state agencies to deliver direct educational services, nutrition assistance, special education, career development, and academic enrichment programs across Tennessee's diverse student populations.