Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11

Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11, a U.S. local government entity and school district based in McVeytown, Pennsylvania, operates as a sub-recipient on federal education, health, and nutrition grants administered through Pennsylvania state agencies. The organization holds a single direct prime federal grant award and receives 93% of its federal funding through sub-awards flowing from state grantees, with no federal contracts or contract IDVs in its footprint.

Tuscarora's prime federal grant work centers on early childhood education and family support services. The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Head Start awarded TIU11 a $3.88 million Project Grant under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030. This five-year award funds comprehensive early childhood education services for low-income children and families across multiple locations in the intermediate unit's service area, including both traditional Head Start services for three- and four-year-old children and Early Head Start services targeting infants, toddlers, and pregnant women. The recipient must provide a 20 percent non-federal match and is measured against federal performance standards for school readiness outcomes, health, and family well-being metrics.

The vast majority of TIU11's federal funding stream (93% of 168 total awards) arrives as sub-awards from state agencies serving as prime grantees. The top five customer agencies by award count represent 76% of recent activity: the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (46 awards), the Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education (26 awards), the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (26 awards), the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (22 awards), and the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (8 awards). These sub-awards flow through Pennsylvania Department of Education, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, and the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry as prime grantees. TIU11's sub-award portfolio encompasses Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal reimbursements for child care facilities, special education services funding, adult education and literacy programs, early intervention training and technical assistance, maternal and infant home visiting support, school safety initiatives, and occupational training programs. Intermediate unit responsibilities named across these sub-awards include providing technical assistance and professional development to school districts, designing and implementing statewide school safety and bullying prevention initiatives, supporting college and career readiness planning, and overseeing child nutrition and physical activity assessments for early care and education providers.

Activity has remained stable year over year, averaging 28 to 33 awards annually between 2022 and 2026, with 19 awards recorded in 2026 through late May. Combined dollars obligated across all 168 awards total $107 million. TIU11 serves 17 distinct federal customer agencies, but operates almost entirely within a passthrough model where Pennsylvania state education, health, and human services departments allocate federal formula grants and designated funds to the intermediate unit for regional service delivery rather than through direct federal procurement.