Kankakee School District

Kankakee School District, a U.S. local government entity and public school district based in Kankakee, Illinois, operates as a federal grant recipient, functioning almost entirely as a sub-recipient (79% of awards) flowing funds through state intermediaries rather than as a direct prime grantee. The district does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles; its federal footprint consists of education, nutrition, and community-service grants administered through the Department of Education, Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Corporation for National and Community Service.

The district's grant portfolio clusters heavily around K–12 student services and meal reimbursement. As a direct prime recipient, Kankakee has received two major Head Start and AmeriCorps Seniors grants: a $1,301,364 Head Start award from HHS Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.600) with performance ending December 31, 2026, and a $380,320 AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program award (CFDA 94.011) from the Corporation for National and Community Service with a period of performance running through June 30, 2029. The district also holds a prior-year Foster Grandparent continuation award (awarded July 1, 2023, completing June 30, 2026). As a sub-recipient, the district receives the bulk of its federal funding through the Illinois State Board of Education, which passes down reimbursements for breakfast and lunch programs under child nutrition statutes, IDEA Part B special education flow-through funds (both school-age and preschool), Title I grants for students at risk, English learner summer programs, school improvement capacity-building funds, and emergency relief funding under the American Rescue Plan Act. Representative sub-awards include recurring monthly or quarterly meal reimbursement awards, IDEA Part B allocations funding paraprofessional salaries, materials, and therapy services, and Title I grants funding instructional staff, professional development, and equipment for at-risk student populations.

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service dominates the award count (38 awards), reflecting the steady-state structure of school meal program reimbursements flowing through ISBE. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 18 awards, split between IDEA entitlements and Title I support. The Corporation for National and Community Service, HHS Administration for Children and Families, and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services round out the active set, collectively representing 85% of recent awards. Together, these five agencies account for a combined $129.3 million in obligated dollars across 84 total awards since 2005. Activity has accelerated significantly: one award in 2022, five in 2023, thirty-one in 2024, and twenty-one in 2025. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. The district's operational footprint spans Illinois; no defense, IT modernization, or commercial service contracting is present in the source data.