Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded San Pasqual Valley Unified School District $4.883 million on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041). The award funds educational services for a rural school district in Winterhaven, California serving a significant Native American student population. The assistance type is a project grant with a period of performance extending through September 30, 2031.

Section 7003 of Impact Aid provides financial 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 employed on Federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. Impact Aid replaces lost local revenue that would otherwise finance education, because Federal property is exempt from local property taxation. The district has historically used Impact Aid and related federal grants to deliver comprehensive K-12 educational services including academic instruction, cultural programming, teacher professional development, special education, English language learning, school nutrition, and career and technical education.