Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $522,584 to Ashland School District 32-J on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041). The award funds educational services for Ashland Public School in Ashland, Montana, through September 30, 2031. Section 7003 provides assistance to school districts where at least three percent or 400 of eligible federally connected children in average daily attendance live on Federal property including Indian lands and/or have a parent working on Federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. Impact Aid replaces lost local revenue from Federal property exempt from local property taxes, helping districts educate federally connected children without access to the primary tax-based funding available to most communities. Payments are computed on a statutory formula and made annually; funds are prorated if appropriations are insufficient.