Mascoutah Community Unit School District

Mascoutah Community Unit School District, a U.S. local government school district based in Mascoutah, Illinois near Scott Air Force Base, operates as a prime recipient of federal education grants ($284.7 million combined obligated dollars across 73 awards) and as a sub-recipient on state pass-through education programs. The district does not hold federal contracts; its federal footprint is grant-based, centered on serving military-connected and federally connected K–12 students.

The district's customer base is concentrated in education-sector grantor agencies. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education leads with 27 awards, followed by the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (24 awards), the Department of Defense Education Activity (14 awards), the Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education (3 awards), and the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (2 awards), collectively representing 96% of recent awards. This concentration reflects the district's geographic position and student population: Mascoutah serves a high concentration of children with parents employed at or living on Scott Air Force Base, which triggers Impact Aid eligibility and military-connected student support grants.

As a prime recipient, the district holds multiple active grants. The most recent is a $5.095 million Department of Defense Education Activity award (CFDA 12.556, Competitive Grants: Promoting K–12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools) dated July 30, 2026, extending through July 29, 2031, supporting academic, social, and emotional services for military-connected students. A $21.003731 million Department of Education Impact Aid Program grant (CFDA 84.041, Section 7003) awarded October 1, 2025, runs through September 30, 2031, and funds general academic instruction, special education, English language learning, career and technical education, teacher professional development, and technology integration for federally connected students. Prior prime grants include a $2.2 million Department of Defense Education Activity block grant (September 30, 2022 to May 31, 2027) under the same K–12 military-connected schools program, a $2 million Department of Defense Education Activity award (September 30, 2023 to May 31, 2028) supporting military-connected local education agencies for academic and support programs, and multiple Department of Education Impact Aid Program awards in 2023, 2022, and earlier years. A Department of Defense Education Activity World Language Advancement Readiness Program grant (September 30, 2024 to May 31, 2029) also appears in recent activity.

As a sub-recipient, Mascoutah receives pass-through awards from the Illinois State Board of Education, accounting for 36 sub-awards (49% of total awards). These cover federal meal reimbursement programs (breakfast and lunch), special education residential costs (IDEA Part B), at-risk student supports, career and technical education programming, professional development, and technology access. Sub-awards have accelerated in 2024–2026, with monthly or quarterly meal-reimbursement awards and periodic targeted program sub-grants. Activity has grown from 3 prime awards in 2022 to a combined 20 prime and sub awards in 2024, though 2025 showed 15 total awards and 2026 year-to-date reflects 5 awards (partial year).

The district holds Mascoutah High School as a named subsidiary (non-profit organization). The consolidated footprint positions Mascoutah as a stable federal education grant recipient whose primary role is administering federally funded K–12 education services to military-dependent and other federally connected student populations, with no federal contracting prime or sub role.