Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $5.030548 million to Cass Lake Bena Schools on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid program (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003).

Cass Lake Bena Schools is a local government school district in Cass Lake, Minnesota, serving a community with a significant Native American population. The award supports financial assistance to the district, which faces revenue loss because federally connected children—those living on Indian lands or with parents employed on Federal property—generate enrollment that cannot be funded through local property tax revenue exempt from Federal lands.

The obligation period runs through September 30, 2031. Performance takes place in Cass Lake, Minnesota. The Impact Aid program under 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, or have a parent working on Federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. Payments are made annually to eligible LEAs on the basis of the statutory formula.