Federal Grant Award Summary

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Galena City School District a Project Grant of $207,552.00 under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. This award provides financial assistance to replace lost local property tax revenue resulting from the presence of federally connected children—those living on federal property or having parents employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services—who attend the district's schools. Section 7003 eligibility is based on enrollment of at least three percent or 400 federally connected students in average daily attendance.

The funding supports the district's operations and educational services delivery in Galena, Alaska, a rural community with a predominantly American Indian and Alaska Native student population. Impact Aid payments are distributed annually through a statutory formula and enable the district to maintain comprehensive educational programming, including academic instruction, cultural programming aligned with the needs of Native students, and targeted student support services that would otherwise be constrained by the loss of property tax revenue from federally exempt lands.