Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $1,208,659 to the Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy School Committee on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003).

The award supports comprehensive K-12 educational services for the Passamaquoddy Tribe's reservation community in Calais, Maine, addressing the reduction in local tax base due to federal lands within the school district's jurisdiction. Impact Aid provides financial assistance to school districts where the presence of federally connected children—those living on federal property including Indian lands or having a parent employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services—reduces the district's property tax revenue. The program compensates for lost local revenue that would otherwise fund education of these children.

The award carries a period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. Place of performance is Calais, Maine. The recipient is a tribal government educational institution serving K-12 students within the Passamaquoddy community and has consistently received federal education grants from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, including prior awards under the Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies and the Impact Aid Program.