Carrollton Community Unit SD 1

Carrollton Community Unit SD 1 (also trading as Carrollton CUSD 1), a public school district based in Carrollton, Illinois, receives federal grants as a prime recipient focused on elementary and secondary education programming, with complementary sub-recipient funding routed through the Illinois State Board of Education. The district does not hold federal contracts as a prime or subcontractor; its federal footprint is entirely grant-based.

Carrollton CUSD 1 operates exclusively under two federal grantor agencies. The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (part of the Department of Education) funds the Small, Rural School Achievement Program as a formula grant, with annual awards issued consistently on July 1 each year from 2022 through 2026; the most recent award was issued on July 1, 2026, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (also Department of Education) accounts for two additional awards in the source data. In its sub-recipient capacity, Carrollton CUSD 1 receives pass-through funding from the Illinois State Board of Education under multiple education and special-education programs, including IDEA Part B Flow-Through grants to serve children with disabilities ages 3 through 21, Title I grants for at-risk student instructional support and professional development, and American Rescue Plan Act emergency relief funds. Sub-award descriptions specify use for salaries, training, supplies, materials, equipment, residential costs for students with disabilities, and parent engagement activities.

The district's federal grant portfolio totals 22 awards across both prime and sub roles, with $2.3 million in combined dollars obligated and a flat annual cadence of two to three awards per year over the past five years. Prime awards represent 73% of the total (16 awards); sub-awards represent 27% (six awards). Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating limited near-term recompete exposure. All 20 tracked awards from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education represent recurring formula-grant renewals with minimal competitive variation, typical of rural-school-district federal funding patterns. The district competes full-and-open, with no set-aside designations; its eligibility rests on its status as a small, rural local educational agency.