Modernizing military-connected school facilities

The Department of Defense Education Activity awarded Wichita Falls Independent School District $14.8 million on July 2, 2026, under the Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools program (CFDA 12.556) to modernize military-connected school facilities. The award funds facility improvements and related infrastructure upgrades at eligible schools within the district in Wichita Falls, Texas, where military-dependent student enrollment meets or exceeds 10 percent. The funding obligated is $14.8 million, with a period of performance extending through July 2, 2031. This Project Grant supports DoDEA's Educational Partnership Grant Program objective of providing resources to local education agencies serving highly mobile military-connected students and their families. Wichita Falls ISD, a local government school district established in March 2007, brings prior federal grant experience including a $513,500 DoDEA block grant awarded in September 2022 focused on military-connected students at Sheppard Elementary School.