Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade SCH Dist 5

Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School, a public school district in Opdyke, Illinois, receives federal education and nutrition grants as a prime recipient and sub-recipient from the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture, operating without federal contracting vehicles or prime contract awards. The district is a government entity (U.S. Local Government, School District) with no SBA designations.

The district's federal footprint concentrates in education and child nutrition programming. As a prime recipient, Opdyke-Belle Rive holds two formula grants from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program — one awarded July 1, 2026 (completion September 30, 2027) and one awarded July 1, 2025 (completion September 30, 2026). As a sub-recipient, the district receives flows from the Illinois State Board of Education spanning special education, at-risk student support, student meals, and emergency relief funding. Recent sub-awards include Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B Flow-Through funds (March 2025) for special education services to children ages 3–21; the Summer Food Service Program (July and August 2026) reimbursing meals to low-income children during summer months; instructional support for at-risk students (January 2026, September 2025) covering staff, materials, and professional development; and special education residential costs for students with disabilities (September 2026, September 2025).

Customer concentration is entirely within federal education and nutrition agencies. The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 16 of 20 recent awards (80% of volume), with the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service and the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services each contributing two awards (10% each). All sub-award flow originates from Illinois State Board of Education as the pass-through entity. The district operates as prime recipient in 55% of recent awards and as sub-recipient in 45%, reflecting a small, rural district model where most federal education dollars route through state intermediaries. Activity has been sparse and episodic — one award per year in 2016, 2022, and 2023, then five awards in 2025 and four in 2026 — with combined dollars obligated across all twenty awards totaling $1.7 million. One award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months.