Dimmick Consolidated School District #175

Dimmick Consolidated School District #175, doing business as Dimmick Comm Cons School, is a U.S. government entity (public school district) headquartered in LaSalle, Illinois, that receives federal formula grants for K–12 education programs and special education services as a prime recipient and sub-recipient. The district operates as a state government entity without federal contracting authority; all federal activity flows through grant programs administered by the Department of Education.

The district's federal footprint centers on two Department of Education funders accounting for 100% of recent awards. The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education is the dominant source, with 21 awards across the activity record, while the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services accounts for 2 awards. Combined federal dollars obligated across all awards total $665 thousand, reflecting the scale typical of small rural school districts accessing formula-based education funding.

Prime grant receipts dominate the activity record (83% of awards). The district has received five recurring Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education — one each in July 2022, July 2023, July 2024, July 2025, and most recently July 2026 — each carrying an ultimate completion date of September 30 in the following year. These grants support operational funding for small and rural schools under 34 CFR Part 200. The district also acts as a sub-recipient of federal education funds flowing from the Illinois State Board of Education, the state pass-through agent for federal special education and emergency relief funding. Sub-awards fund residential cost reimbursements for students with disabilities, professional development and specialized program tuition under the LEASE Special and SOAR programs, wages for paraprofessionals serving neglected and delinquent students, and coronavirus response activities authorized under the CARES Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (dated November 2021).

Activity remains flat across the past five years (one award each in 2022 and 2023, three in 2024, two in 2025, one in 2026), consistent with the predictable annual cadence of formula-grant renewals. One award reaches ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, presenting a limited recompete exposure window. The district does not compete for federal contracts or hold positions on GWACs, BPAs, or other contract vehicles; all federal engagement is restricted to formula-grant receipt under education statutes.