Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Sierra Sands Unified School District $553,718 on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041).

The award supports educational services for a military-connected student population in Ridgecrest, California, where federal military installations reduce the local tax base and generate federally connected students whose parents work on federal property or serve on active duty. Section 7003 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 or have a parent working on federal property or in the uniformed services. The grant funds general instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition, career and technical education, teacher training, and technology integration across the district's K–12 programs.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. Place of performance is Ridgecrest, California. This is a Project Grant. The district, operating as Sierra Sands School Financing Corporation, is a California-based local government entity that has received Impact Aid grants on a rotating schedule to address revenue losses caused by federal lands and military installations.