Midwest Regional ESC

Midwest Regional ESC, a U.S. local government entity (Educational Service Center) headquartered in Sidney, Ohio, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient and as a sub-recipient under pass-through awards from the Ohio Department of Education and the Executive Office of the State of Ohio. The organization does not hold federal contracts; its federal footprint is exclusively grant-funded work in K–12 education and special education service delivery.

Midwest Regional ESC's mission centers on school-based mental health services, early childhood special education, parent engagement, literacy support, and extended learning recovery. As a prime recipient, the organization holds a $1.482516 million project grant from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded January 1, 2026, under the School Safely National Activities program (CFDA 84.184), running through December 31, 2026. This award funds the Midwest School-Based Mental Health Network, delivering professional development, instructional programs, and mental health services support to high-need local educational agencies across Ohio. In its sub-recipient role—which accounts for 95% of recent awards—Midwest Regional ESC receives funding through the Ohio Department of Education and the State of Ohio Executive Office for programs including the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, IDEA Early Childhood Special Education, the Parent Mentor Project, SUCCESSBOUND, ARP ESSER Extended Learning and Recovery, ARP EANS-GEER emergency relief activities, and structured literacy initiatives. The organization has received sub-awards dating back to 2022, with the most recent sub-award activity in August 2026.

Customer concentration is narrow and stable. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services account for 100% of the organization's federal awards (21 total, combined obligated dollars of $8.3 million). The funding flow is almost entirely state pass-through; the Ohio Department of Education is the prime grantee on the majority of sub-awards, with the State of Ohio Executive Office issuing emergency education relief funding. Award frequency has been variable—one award in 2023, one in 2024, four in 2025, and five in 2026—with most recent activity concentrated in the past twelve months. Only one award reaches ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, reducing near-term recompete exposure for the organization.