Westwind School For Performing Arts

Westwind School For Performing Arts, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas, receives federal education and nutrition grants as a prime recipient (9% of recent awards) and substantially as a sub-recipient under state educational agencies (91% of recent awards). The organization operates no federal contracts and competes only in the grant space, with no set-aside designations applicable.

Westwind's federal footprint centers on K-12 education and student support programming in Arkansas. As a prime recipient, the organization holds two Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education — one awarded July 1, 2026 (completion September 30, 2027) and one awarded July 1, 2025 (completion September 30, 2026). As a sub-recipient, Westwind channels the majority of its federal funding through the Arkansas Department of Education and the Arkansas Department of Human Services. The organization's sub-award work spans Title I elementary and secondary education (improving student achievement and teacher quality), Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) programming, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) special education services, federal child nutrition program reimbursement for breakfast, lunch, and after-school snacks, and specialized tutoring and performance-based academic enrichment. One sub-award from the Department of Human Services (December 20, 2024) explicitly names Westwind's tutoring, homework assistance, and testing support integrated with math and literacy instruction through collaborative performance-based projects.

Customer concentration is entirely domestic and state-level. The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education leads with twelve awards, the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service accounts for eight awards (child nutrition program sub-awards), and the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services contributes two awards. The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention carries one award. Combined dollars obligated across all twenty-three awards total $328 thousand. Award volume has held steady at six awards per year from 2023 through 2025, with only one new award in 2026 (the current prime Small, Rural School Achievement Program grant). Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure. The organization has no presence on federal contract vehicles, IDIQs, GWACs, or BPAs — its federal footprint is exclusively grant-based pass-through funding routed through state education agencies serving K-12 students in Arkansas.