Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Knob Noster School District R-VIII, located in Knob Noster, Missouri, $8.564 million under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041), Title VII, Section 7003, effective October 1, 2025. The award obligates $8,564,450 through September 30, 2031.

Section 7003 of Impact Aid provides financial assistance to school 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 or have a parent who works on Federal property or is on active duty in the uniformed services. Knob Noster School District R-VIII is strategically positioned near Whiteman Air Force Base, which creates a military-connected student population whose presence would otherwise reduce the district's tax base and local revenue available for education.

The assistance type is a Project Grant. Place of performance is Knob Noster, Missouri. The district uses Impact Aid funding to support comprehensive K-12 educational services including general instruction, special education, English language learning, and career and technical education designed to address the academic, social, and emotional needs of highly mobile military families. Impact Aid payments are computed on the basis of a statutory formula and are made annually to eligible local educational agencies.