Laharpe Community School District #347

Laharpe Community School District #347, a public school district located in La Harpe, Illinois, is a federal grant recipient under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program administered by the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The district receives direct formula grants and also operates as a sub-recipient of pass-through funding from the Illinois State Board of Education, which channels federal education dollars to the district for student services, teacher professional development, and special education programming.

The district's federal footprint is concentrated entirely within the Department of Education, with 26 of 28 tracked awards flowing from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and 2 from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. The district operates as a prime grant recipient on 71% of its recent federal awards and as a sub-recipient on the remaining 29%. Recent prime awards include consecutive annual Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants, the most recent dated July 1, 2026 with completion in September 2027. As a sub-recipient, the district draws pass-through funding from the Illinois State Board of Education for targeted interventions: instructional staffing and materials for at-risk students, residential costs for students with disabilities under IDEA Part B Flow-Through, school leadership capacity building for improvement-status schools, and emergency relief activities authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act. The combined dollars obligated across all federal awards total $1.5 million, reflecting the scale typical of rural Illinois school districts in the Small, Rural School Achievement Program cohort.

Activity has averaged fewer than one award per year over the past five years (2022 through 2026), with one award reaching ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months. The district does not hold contracts or contract vehicles and does not operate as a vendor to federal agencies; its role is limited to direct federal grant receipt and sub-award management for K-12 education service delivery in a rural setting.