Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Baraga Area School District, a K–12 public school system in Baraga, Michigan, $1,135,077 under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041) on October 1, 2025. The award addresses the financial burden on the district caused by the presence of federally connected children—those living on Federal property or having parents employed on Federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services—whose families' property is exempt from local property taxes, reducing the district's tax base and primary source of education funding. The award runs through September 30, 2031, with place of performance in Baraga, Michigan. Impact Aid provides annual payments to eligible local educational agencies on a statutory formula basis, prorated if appropriations are insufficient. The program assists 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 working on Federal property or serving on active duty.