Mendota Township High School District 280

Mendota Township High School District 280 is a U.S. government entity — a public school district located in Mendota, Illinois — that receives federal education grants as a prime recipient from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, and as a sub-recipient of pass-through grants from the Illinois State Board of Education. The district operates exclusively in the federal education funding space; it does not hold federal contracts, IDVs, or BPAs.

Mendota Township High School District 280 serves as prime recipient on a recurring formula grant for the Small, Rural School Achievement Program under CFDA not specified in the source. Since 2022, the district has received five consecutive annual awards under this program (July 2022 through July 2026), with the most recent award dated July 1, 2026, completing on September 30, 2027. As a sub-recipient, the district receives pass-through funding from the Illinois State Board of Education for supplementary education programs serving at-risk and special-needs students, including Title I grants (professional development, summer school, and parental involvement for at-risk learners), grants for residential costs for students with disabilities, emergency relief funds under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and general instructional support including staff, materials, and equipment. Seven sub-awards are documented in the source, spanning 2021 through 2026.

The district's entire federal footprint concentrates in education: sixteen awards flow from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (as prime or pass-through), and two awards route through the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. Combined federal obligation across all eighteen awards totals $2.4 million, distributed over five years (2022–2026) at a rate of one to three awards per year. One award reaches completion within the next twenty-four months (the September 2025 completion date for the 2024–2025 Small, Rural School Achievement Program award has already passed as of the October 2026 analysis date; the July 2026 award completes September 2027, falling outside the recompete window). The district's posture is exclusively as a recipient of formula grants and sub-grants — it does not compete for federal contracts, does not hold seats on GWACs or IDIQs, and does not serve as a sub-contractor to prime federal contractors.