Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Lower Yukon School District $9.491 million on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid program (CFDA 84.041), Title VII, Section 7003, supporting educational services through September 30, 2031.

Lower Yukon School District, doing business as Ignacious Bean Memorial School, serves ten rural Alaskan villages from Mountain Village, Alaska, with a predominantly Native Alaskan student population. The award addresses the financial burden on the district created by the presence of federally connected children—those living on Federal property or with parents employed on Federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services—whose residence reduces the district's local property tax base. Section 7003 assistance applies where at least three percent or 400 of eligible federally connected children in average daily attendance live on Federal property or meet military service criteria. The district has held federal grant funding since at least 2005, previously receiving awards across Indian Education Formula Grants, Rural Education programs, and specialized initiatives addressing academic instruction, cultural programming, teacher professional development, special education, English language learning, and technology integration for Alaska Native and American Indian students.