The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Cass School District 63 $443,093 under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7002 on October 1, 2025. The award is classified as a Project Grant.
Cass School District 63, located in Darien, Illinois, is a K-12 local educational agency serving federally connected children. The Impact Aid program provides financial assistance to school districts where the tax base is reduced through Federal acquisition of real property, offsetting revenue that would otherwise be available from property tax exemptions on Federal land. Under Section 7002, assistance is provided to districts where an aggregate of 10 percent or more of assessed property valuation has been acquired by the Federal Government since 1938 and the district is not substantially compensated by activities on eligible Federal property.
The obligated amount is $443,093, with a period of performance from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2031. Work is performed in Darien, Illinois.