Steward Elementary School District 220

Steward Elementary School District 220 is a U.S. local government school district based in Steward, Illinois, that receives federal formula grants as a prime recipient rather than operating as a federal contractor. The district has no contract prime or subcontract footprint; all federal activity consists of direct grant awards from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The district's entire federal grant portfolio centers on the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, a formula grant that has funded the district annually since at least 2007. The district received awards on July 1 of each year from 2022 through 2026, with the most recent award dated July 1, 2026 (carrying an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027). Combined obligated dollars across all fifteen awards in the source data total $222 thousand, reflecting the modest scale typical of formula grants to small rural districts. The district serves only one federal customer agency and holds 100% of its award footprint as prime recipient; it does not subcontract or partner with other recipients on federal work.

Activity is stable and recurring rather than growing. The district received one award per year across the last five fiscal years (2022–2026), with a single award (valued at $222 thousand combined across all recent grants) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The recurring nature of the Small, Rural School Achievement Program formula grant, combined with the district's consistent annual receipt, indicates predictable, non-competitive federal funding tied to the district's rural status and enrollment demographics rather than procurement-based competition or teaming with federal contractors.