Federal Grant Award Summary

Lapwai School District #341 received a $2.76 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. The award provides financial assistance to support comprehensive K-12 educational services for the district, which serves a diverse student population representing 26 American Indian tribal affiliations located on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation in Lapwai, Idaho. As a rural school district with a reduced local tax base due to federal land presence, the district uses Impact Aid funding to enhance and maintain general instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition programs, career and technical education, teacher training, and technology integration initiatives that address the unique cultural, language, and academic needs of its Native American student population.

The Impact Aid Program provides this funding under Section 7003 of Title VII of the Education and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to eligible local educational agencies where at least three percent or 400 federally connected children in average daily attendance reside on federal property, including Indian lands, or have a parent employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. The award enables Lapwai School District #341 to maintain educational infrastructure and services in a community where federal land acquisition has significantly impacted local revenue generation capacity.