Panhandle Cusd #2

Panhandle CUSD #2, a rural Illinois school district based in Raymond, receives federal formula 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 funding from the Illinois State Board of Education. The district does not hold federal contracts and operates exclusively within the elementary and secondary education federal grant ecosystem.

Panhandle CUSD #2 is a U.S. local government entity and public school district; the source carries no private-sector ownership, SBA designations, or commercial business structure. As a prime recipient, the district holds five annual formula grants under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, awarded each July 1 from 2022 through 2026 (the most recent in July 2026). The district also receives sub-recipient funding through the Illinois State Board of Education, which passes through federal dollars for special-education services under IDEA Part B, breakfast and nutrition reimbursement, residential costs for students with disabilities, at-risk student support, emergency relief activities, safe and supportive learning environments, and homeless or delinquent student support. Ten federal grant sub-awards flow through ISBE, with award dates ranging from March 2022 through September 2026.

Customer concentration is entirely within the Department of Education, which accounts for 100% of the district's 28 total awards. The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education funds the five prime Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grants; the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services funds two additional prime awards related to special-education services. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service represents one sub-recipient award for nutrition reimbursement. The source does not provide individual award dollar values; combined federal dollars obligated across all awards total $2.4 million. Activity shows modest consistency — two awards per year in 2022 and 2023, four per year in 2024 and 2025, and one award (the July 2026 Small, Rural School Achievement Program grant) recorded in 2026. One award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, exposing minimal recompete cliff in that window. The district's federal footprint reflects typical rural school-district grant engagement: annual formula allocations under federal education programs plus state-administered sub-grants for special education, nutrition, and student support.