Spring Garden School District

Spring Garden School District, a U.S. local government entity and school district headquartered in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, receives federal grants as a prime recipient from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and receives sub-grants distributed through the Illinois State Board of Education. The district does not hold federal contracts as a prime and does not sit on federal contract vehicles; its federal footprint is grant-funded only, with 69% of recent awards received directly as prime grants and 31% as sub-grants flowing through the state education agency.

The district's entire federal customer base concentrates with the Department of Education (100% of 29 awards across the award history). The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education is the sole substantial customer, accounting for 26 of the 29 awards, with the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and the Department of Education proper accounting for two and one award respectively. All awards are formula grants or project grants under federal K–12 education programs.

Spring Garden School District's prime grant work centers on three recurring federal programs. The Small, Rural School Achievement Program has funded the district annually as a formula grant recipient, with awards on Jul 1 of each year in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 (the most recent award completed Sep 30, 2025; the 2026 award runs through Sep 30, 2027). The Impact Aid Program under Title VII, Section 7003 has generated project grants awarded in Dec 2024 and Oct 2025, both running through Sep 30, 2030 and 2031 respectively. The Impact Aid Program under Title VII, Section 7002 has produced project grants awarded Feb 2023, Nov 2023, Dec 2024, and Oct 2025, with ultimate completion dates ranging through Sep 30, 2029. These grants fund instructional staff, student support services, materials, equipment, professional development, and operational costs for at-risk students, students with disabilities, and homeless and neglected youth.

As a sub-recipient, the district receives flow-through allocations from the Illinois State Board of Education across IDEA Part B special education funding, Title I compensatory education, and American Rescue Plan emergency relief. Recent sub-grants (2021–2026) have funded classroom technology (chromebooks, interactive panels), special education salaries and services, Title I instructional staff, outdoor learning infrastructure, and emergency response activities. Activity has remained steady at three to five awards per year over the past five years. Only one award carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in the near term; most prime grants extend five to seven years out.