Odell Comm Consolidated School District 435

Odell Comm Consolidated School District 435, doing business as Odell Grade School, is a U.S. local government school district based in Odell, Illinois, that receives federal formula grants as a prime recipient for K–12 education programs rather than competing for federal contracts. The district operates as a recipient of Small, Rural School Achievement Program grants from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and as a sub-recipient of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services flow-through funding channeled through the Illinois State Board of Education.

Odell Grade School's federal footprint is narrowly concentrated within the Department of Education. The top two funding agencies account for 100% of recent awards: the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (24 awards across the prime and sub-recipient portfolio) and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (2 awards). The district does not compete for federal contracts or sit on government-wide acquisition vehicles; all federal engagement is grant-based.

The district receives annual Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants as a prime recipient directly from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. These grants were awarded on July 1 in each of 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, with ultimate completion dates running through September 30 of the following year. As a sub-recipient, Odell Grade School receives pass-through funds from the Illinois State Board of Education under multiple federal programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B flow-through grants (ensuring free and appropriate public education for students ages 3–21 in the least restrictive environment), Title I funds for teacher salary and supplies for homeless students, reimbursement for residential costs for students with disabilities, at-risk student support and professional development activities, and emergency relief funding under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief II and III provisions of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Activity has remained flat over the past five years: two awards in 2022 and 2023, three in 2024 and 2025, and one in 2026. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $1 million. One award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The district is not a federal contractor and holds no contracting or IDV positions.