Alwood Comm Unit School District

Alwood Comm Unit School District, a public school district located in Woodhull, Illinois, is a federal grant recipient focused on K–12 education programs serving rural and disadvantaged students. The district operates as a prime recipient under the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and receives sub-awards from the Illinois State Board of Education; Alwood has not competed for federal contracts and does not hold prime contract authority.

Alwood's federal footprint consists entirely of education grants. As a prime recipient, the district has received recurring Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education annually since at least 2022, with awards issued each July 1 and running through September 30 of the following fiscal year. The most recent prime award was issued July 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2027. Concurrently, Alwood acts as a sub-recipient on multiple federal education grants passed through the Illinois State Board of Education, receiving sub-awards targeting special education services, residential costs for students with disabilities, instructional staff and materials for at-risk students, professional development for educators, and emergency relief funding under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Representative sub-awards include a September 2026 grant reimbursing residential costs for students with disabilities, a September 2024 grant funding paraprofessional salaries and special education services including occupational therapy and psychology support, and a September 2023 award supporting instructional staff and professional development for students at risk of failure.

Customer concentration is narrow and stable. Two Department of Education sub-offices account for 100% of awards: the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (23 awards as prime and sub recipient combined) and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (2 awards). The district's combined dollars obligated across all federal awards total $1.4 million over the source period. Award activity has remained modest and consistent — one to three awards per year over the past five years — with only one award reaching completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating limited near-term recompete exposure. The district's federal role is limited to grant receipt for student support, curriculum, and educator development in a rural school setting; no contract prime or subcontract activity is present in the source.