Federal Project Grant Award Summary

Andes Central School District received a $201,103 Project Grant award from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. This funding supports comprehensive K-12 educational services for federally connected students in Lake Andes, South Dakota, a community significantly impacted by federal land acquisitions and Indian lands. The award enables the school district to maintain and enhance educational programming including general instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition, career and technical education, teacher training, and technology integration initiatives.

The Impact Aid Program provides financial assistance to local educational agencies adversely affected by federal activities that reduce local tax bases. As a district meeting the program's eligibility criteria—with an aggregate of 10 percent or more of assessed property valuation acquired by the Federal Government since 1938 and/or serving federally connected children—Andes Central School District utilizes this funding to sustain educational services that would otherwise be constrained by reduced local revenue. The award represents the district's ongoing participation in the program, which has historically supported multiple educational initiatives through both direct grants and sub-grants from the South Dakota Department of Education.