Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Southwest Region School District $5.954 million on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041), a Project Grant providing financial assistance to school districts affected by Federal activities and the presence of federally connected children.

Southwest Region School District, a public K–12 school district located in Dillingham, Alaska, serves a student population with a significant proportion of federally connected and Alaska Native students. The award obligates $5.954 million through September 30, 2031. Place of performance is Dillingham, AK 99576. Section 7003 assistance is provided to districts where at least three percent or 400 of the total number of eligible federally connected children in average daily attendance live on Federal property, including Indian lands, and/or have a parent who works on Federal property or is on active duty in the uniformed services. Impact Aid helps replace lost local revenue that would otherwise be available to the district to pay for the education of these children, as the Federal property is exempt from local property taxes that constitute the primary source of revenue most communities use to finance education.