Project Grant S041B261515

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded North Chicago Community Unit School District 187 $6.485706 million on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041), a project grant providing financial assistance to school districts affected by federal activities that reduce their local tax base.

The award funds general instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition, and technology integration serving a militarily connected student population in North Chicago, Illinois. Section 7003 assistance applies 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. North Chicago CUSD 187 serves an economically disadvantaged area where 36 percent of students are Latino, 28 percent White, 27 percent Black, 5 percent Asian, and 4 percent multiracial, with 35 percent of school families receiving food stamp benefits.

The performance period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. Payments are made annually to eligible local educational agencies based on statutory formula, with funds prorated if appropriations are insufficient. The district receives additional sub-grant funding through the Illinois State Board of Education for child nutrition programs, special education services, Title I academic intervention, and emergency relief funding.