Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Cedar Public School District 25 $1,504,640 on October 1, 2025, through the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041), a Project Grant providing financial assistance to school districts where the presence of federally connected children reduces the local tax base and revenue available for education.

Cedar Public School District 25, a local government entity serving a rural Native American community in Keams Canyon, Arizona, educates students in an area with unique geographic and demographic challenges. The award obligates $1,504,640 for a period of performance through September 30, 2031. Place of performance is Keams Canyon, Arizona.

Section 7003 of the Impact Aid Program provides assistance 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 or have a parent who works on Federal property or is on active duty in the uniformed services. The district has been a direct prime grantee under Impact Aid since at least October 2021, receiving substantial project grants through the most recent award supporting operations through September 2031.