Project Grant S041B260167

The Northwest Arctic Borough School District received a $1.7M Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. This award supports comprehensive K-12 educational services for approximately 1,850 predominantly Native American and Alaska Native students across 11 remote villages in the Kotzebue, Alaska region. The funding enables the district to deliver general instruction, special education, English language learning services, school nutrition programs, and teacher training initiatives that integrate Alaska Native languages, cultures, and traditional knowledge into educational curricula.

The Impact Aid Program provides this financial assistance to local educational agencies adversely affected by federal activities and reduced local tax bases, with particular focus on areas with significant Native American reservation populations. The award specifically supports the district's efforts to maintain educational quality and address the unique needs of its rural, federally connected student population while preserving cultural heritage and meeting academic standards in an economically disadvantaged region.