Hartsburg-Emden Community Unit School District 21

Hartsburg-Emden Community Unit School District 21, doing business as Hartsburg-Emden High School, is a U.S. local government entity and school district located in Hartsburg, Illinois that receives federal education grants as a prime recipient, with secondary funding flowing through Illinois State Board of Education subgrants. The district does not hold federal contracts; its entire federal footprint consists of education grants and subgrants from the Department of Education.

The district's customer base is entirely within the Department of Education. The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for all 24 of the district's prime and sub awards; the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services funded 2 additional awards. The district operates as a prime grant recipient on 20 of its 26 total federal awards (77%) and as a sub-recipient on 6 subgrants flowing through the Illinois State Board of Education (23%).

The district's primary federal funding stream is the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, a formula grant from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The source records five consecutive annual awards under this program: July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023; July 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024; July 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025; July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; and July 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. Beyond the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, the district receives subgrants from the Illinois State Board of Education for specific categorical uses: reimbursement of residential costs for students with disabilities (two subgrants as of the source date), instructional staff and materials for at-risk students, IDEA Part B flow-through funding for special education services, and Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Activity has remained flat at roughly one to three awards per year over the past five years, with combined dollars obligated across all awards totaling $846 thousand across the full dataset. One award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The district's federal footprint does not extend to contract work, vendor partnerships, or subcontracting relationships with federal prime contractors; it operates exclusively as a direct grant recipient and subgrant recipient for K–12 education and special education services.