Diller Odell Public School

Diller Odell Public School, doing business as Diller-Odell Secondary School, is a rural Nebraska school district that receives federal grants as a prime recipient from the U.S. Department of Education and as a sub-recipient from the Nebraska Department of Education. The district operates as a local government entity and does not hold federal contracts; all federal activity is grant-based, with roughly equal split between prime grants (54% of awards) and sub-grants (46%).

The district's federal footprint centers on K–12 education funding from two primary sources. The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded five consecutive annual Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants to the district, running from July 2022 through September 2027, under which rural school districts receive direct federal allocation for instructional and operational improvement. The district also receives pass-through sub-grants from the Nebraska Department of Education across multiple federal education programs, including Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) allocations, state Career and Technical Education grants, and formula-block grants for general and special education. Recent sub-grants include IDEA Part B allocations for special education provision, career and technical education basic grants, and miscellaneous block-grant funding distributed monthly or quarterly by the state.

Federal customer concentration is dominated by the Department of Education, which accounts for 20 of 35 total awards (18 Small, Rural School Achievement Program direct grants plus 2 sub-awards from OSERS), comprising the entirety of the district's prime grant exposure. The Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service has awarded 13 grants, reflecting the district's participation in child nutrition programs (likely the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program). A single award each flows through the Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service and the Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education. The district has not sought or held any federal contracts, GWACs, or task order vehicles; all activity is direct grant or sub-grant receipt.

Total federal dollars obligated across the full source period (2007–2026) is $871 thousand, reflecting the modest scale typical of rural school districts. Award activity accelerated in 2024 and 2025 (8 awards per year) before moderating in 2026 (3 awards to date). Only one award carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, indicating stable ongoing funding through the 2027 completion of the current Small, Rural School Achievement Program cycle.