The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Vernon Parish School Board $4.414 million on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003. The award obligates $4,414,190 through September 30, 2031, to replace lost local revenue resulting from the presence of federally connected children in the district's schools. Impact Aid 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 Federal property including Indian lands and/or have a parent who works on Federal property or is on active duty in the uniformed services. Performance takes place in Leesville, Louisiana. Vernon Parish School Board, a local educational agency serving K-12 students in Vernon Parish, will receive annual payments computed on the basis of the statutory formula. The assistance type is a Project Grant.