Flanagan Cornell Unit 74

Flanagan Cornell Unit 74, a rural school district in Flanagan, Illinois, receives formula and project grants from the U.S. Department of Education and Department of Agriculture as a prime recipient, with a supplemental role as a sub-recipient of state pass-through grants. The entity is a U.S. local government school district—not a for-profit contractor—and does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles.

Flanagan Cornell Unit 74's federal footprint is entirely education-focused and confined to rural school achievement and special education funding. As a prime recipient, the district has drawn six formula grants under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, awarded annually in July beginning in 2022 through 2026 (with ultimate completion dates spanning September 2023 through September 2027). The district also received a project grant from the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service for distance learning infrastructure, awarded August 2023 with completion scheduled for August 2025. As a sub-recipient, Flanagan Cornell Unit 74 has received eight pass-through grants from the Illinois State Board of Education, distributed between 2022 and 2026, focused on special education services (IDEA Part B flow-through funds for students with disabilities ages 3–21), at-risk student support, instructional staffing, materials, professional development, and technology devices and equipment for hybrid and remote learning.

Customer concentration is singular: the Department of Education accounts for all 25 of the district's prime and sub awards (23 awards from OESE, 2 from OSERS), with the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service contributing one award. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $1.5 million. Activity remains flat, with two awards in 2022, rising to four in 2023, then declining to three awards per year in 2024 and 2025, and one award in 2026. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months (the Rural Utilities Service distance learning grant concluding August 2025). The district's role is end-recipient of federal education funds; it does not function as a prime contractor, hold IDIQs or GWACs, or engage in federal contracting as a business services provider.