Dwight Common School Dist #232

Dwight Common School Dist #232, a public school district in Dwight, Illinois, receives federal education grants as both a prime recipient (22% of recent awards) and as a sub-recipient of federal education funds flowing through the Illinois State Board of Education (78% of recent awards). The district operates as a U.S. local government entity and does not hold federal contracts; all federal activity is grant-based, centered on K–12 special education, at-risk student support, and emergency pandemic relief.

The district's prime grant work consists of two consecutive Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, awarded July 1, 2025 (ultimate completion September 30, 2026) and July 1, 2026 (ultimate completion September 30, 2027). As a sub-recipient, Dwight Common School Dist #232 has received nine federal education sub-awards passed through the Illinois State Board of Education since November 2021, totaling $1.8 million in combined obligation. These sub-awards fund four distinct federal programs: IDEA Part B Flow Through funds for special education services (salaries, training, supplies, and materials for children with disabilities ages 3–21, per an October 2024 sub-award); Title I Part A funds supporting instructional staff, materials, and equipment for at-risk students and staff professional development (October 2023, October 2024, September 2025, and September 2026 sub-awards); Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds under the American Rescue Plan Act (September 2022 sub-award) and the CARES Act (November 2021 sub-award); and residential cost reimbursement for students with disabilities (September and October 2026 sub-awards).

Federal education funding concentrates entirely within the Department of Education. The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education anchors seven of nine awards (100% combined coverage), while the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services accounts for two awards through IDEA sub-grants. Activity has remained modest and episodic — one award in 2022, one in 2023, two in 2024, three in 2025, and one in 2026 — with no prime contract vehicles and no subcontracting to other vendors. One award (the Small, Rural School Achievement Program prime grant) carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, creating a single recompete opportunity in that window. The district's federal footprint reflects typical K–12 special education and categorical aid dependency rather than competitive federal contracting; all interaction with federal education funding is mediated through state-pass-through mechanisms or direct formula grants for small and rural school support.