Stockton Community Unit School District 206

Stockton Community Unit School District 206, doing business as Stockton Community Elem School, is a U.S. local government school district located in Stockton, Illinois, that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient to support K–12 educational operations, school safety initiatives, and student support services. The district does not hold federal contracts and operates exclusively in the federal grant space, with 75% of its recent awards as a prime recipient and 25% as a sub-recipient flowing through the Illinois State Board of Education.

The district's customer footprint is concentrated in two Department of Education offices. The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 25 awards across the district's federal grant history, centered on the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (formula grants awarded annually each July 1 since 2022, with the most recent award issued July 1, 2026). The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services provides 2 awards. A single Department of Justice award rounds out the active set: the Community Oriented Policing Program's School Violence Prevention Program (CFDA 16.071) granted $366,636 on October 1, 2025, with performance through September 30, 2028, to fund evidence-based school safety programs, metal detectors, emergency notification technology, and coordination with local law enforcement.

As a sub-recipient, Stockton Community receives pass-through funding from the Illinois State Board of Education for student support, special education, and emergency relief. Sub-awards address instructional staffing, materials and equipment for students at risk of failure, professional development, IDEA Part B services for children with disabilities ages 3 through 21, and residential costs for students with disabilities. The most recent sub-award was issued September 23, 2026, for educational materials and equipment targeting at-risk students.

The district's activity shows modest but consistent engagement with federal grants over the past five years: 2 awards in 2022, 2 in 2023, 3 in 2024, 4 in 2025, and 1 in 2026. Combined obligations across all 28 awards total $2.7 million. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and will require recompete or renewal pursuit. The district's federal footprint is characteristic of rural Illinois school districts pursuing formula grants and project-based education and safety funding through established federal grant programs.