Marcum-Illinois Union School District

Marcum-Illinois Union School District, a California-based school district and U.S. local government entity, receives federal grant funding from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education as a prime recipient, with subordinate sub-grant relationships under the Department of Education California and the Department of Health and Human Services. The district does not hold federal contracts or sit on contracting vehicles; its federal footprint is grant-driven and consists of elementary and secondary education funding tied to rural school achievement and child care assistance programs.

The district's customer concentration is tight. Two federal agencies account for 96% of awards: the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (21 awards) and the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (1 award). The district operates as a prime recipient on 87% of recent awards (20 of 23) and as a sub-recipient on 13% (3 of 23). The prime grant work centers on the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, a formula grant with annual awards in July running from fiscal year 2022 through fiscal year 2026 — the most recent award was issued July 1, 2026, with ultimate completion scheduled for September 30, 2027. The district also holds sub-grant awards from the California Department of Education tied to teacher and principal quality improvement and student academic achievement initiatives, as well as a Child Care and Development Block Grant sub-award issued August 31, 2026.

Activity is sparse and irregular. The district received two awards in 2022, two in 2023, one in 2024, two in 2025, and two in 2026 — a pattern consistent with formula-grant timing rather than competitive procurement. Combined dollars obligated across all 23 awards total $417 thousand, reflecting the modular, recurring nature of rural school achievement funding. One award faces ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months (the fiscal 2024 Small, Rural School Achievement Program grant completing September 30, 2025). The district's sub-grant footprint involves pass-through funding from the California Department of Education, positioning Marcum-Illinois as a local implementing agency within California's state grant administration rather than a direct federal contractor or competitive grantee.