Seneca Grade School

Seneca Grade School Dist. #170, a U.S. local government school district headquartered in Seneca, Illinois, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient focused on K–12 educational support and special education services. The district does not hold federal contracts and operates exclusively in the federal grant space, not as a vendor selling goods or services but as an educational institution receiving formula grants and sub-awards from federal education programs.

Seneca Grade School has received 20 prime federal grants over its award history, complemented by 7 sub-award grants routed through the Illinois State Board of Education. All 27 awards in the source draw from the Department of Education—25 awards from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) and 2 from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS). The district's primary funding stream is the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (CFDA implicit; OESE administers), a formula grant that has flowed annually since at least 2022, with awards issued on July 1 each year through September 30 completion cycles. The most recent prime award, issued July 1, 2026, runs through September 30, 2027.

Sub-award work routed through the Illinois State Board of Education spans IDEA Part B special education flow-through grants (supporting free and appropriate public education for students with disabilities ages 3–21), Title I at-risk student instruction and materials, supplemental educational services for students with disabilities (residential cost reimbursement), and pandemic emergency relief funding under the CARES Act. Representative sub-awards include a September 2026 sub-grant for residential costs for students with disabilities, a September 2026 sub-grant for student educational activities and materials for at-risk learners, and an October 2023 sub-award for instructional staff, materials, and professional development addressing student failure risk.

Activity is modest and stable. The district received one award in 2022, two in 2023, three in 2024, three in 2025, and one in 2026 (covering annual Small, Rural School Achievement Program allocations plus occasional sub-awards from the state board). Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $2.2 million. One award reaches ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in that window. The district's federal footprint reflects its classification as a small, rural school system eligible for OESE formula assistance and OSERS special education allocations, not federal contracting or procurement activity.