Summary of Federal Project Grant Award

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Stony Creek Joint Unified School District (doing business as Elk Creek Elementary School) a $284,939 Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041) project grant, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. This award supports comprehensive K-12 educational services for federally connected students in Elk Creek, California, including general academic instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition programs, career and technical education, teacher professional development, and technology integration. The Impact Aid Program Section 7003 funding specifically assists school districts where at least three percent or 400 federally connected children in average daily attendance reside on federal property, have parents employed on federal property, or have parents on active duty in the uniformed services.

As a rural school district serving a federally impacted community, Stony Creek Joint Unified School District utilizes Impact Aid formula-based allocations to offset reduced local tax bases caused by federal activities and to maintain educational quality for military-connected and other federally connected student populations. The six-year funding commitment reflects the federal government's sustained support for rural and federally impacted educational agencies with constrained local revenue capacity.