Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $17.366 million to Bering Strait School District on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041).

Bering Strait School District serves students living on Federal property and children with parents employed on Federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services in Unalakleet, Alaska. The award supports educational services for a predominantly Native American student population in this remote rural region through a project grant mechanism. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031, with place of performance in Unalakleet, Alaska.

Section 7003 of the Impact Aid Program provides financial assistance to school districts where the presence of eligible federally connected children—those living on Indian lands or Federal property, or with parents working on Federal property or in active uniformed service—places a financial burden on the local educational agency. Impact Aid replaces lost local revenue that would otherwise be available to the district from property taxes, which cannot be collected on tax-exempt Federal property. Payments under the program are computed on the basis of statutory formula and are made annually to eligible LEAs. The district must retain records supporting the payment amount for three years after the last payment for each fiscal year.