Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Services awarded Deer River Public School District $728,715 under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041) on October 1, 2025. The award runs through September 30, 2031 and supports the district's operations in Deer River, Minnesota, a community with a significant Native American population. Impact Aid replaces revenue lost to local educational agencies when tax-exempt federal property—including Indian lands—reduces the district's local tax base or when federally connected children (those living on federal property, working on federal property, or having parents on active duty in the uniformed services) enroll in the district. Payments under Section 7003 of the program assist districts where at least three percent or 400 of the total number of eligible federally connected children in average daily attendance live on or have connections to federal property. The district's other federal grant portfolio includes Indian Education Formula Grants and various Department of Education sub-awards that support culturally responsive programming and services for American Indian and Alaska Native students.