Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Box Elder School District 13-G, located in Box Elder, Montana, $1,104,783 under the Impact Aid Program (Title VII, Section 7003, CFDA 84.041) on October 1, 2025. The award funds educational services for a rural school district affected by federal land presence that reduces local tax revenue. Box Elder School District 13-G serves a K-12 population in a region with significant federal property holdings that exempt land from local property taxation, diminishing the district's access to primary revenue sources. Section 7003 assistance targets 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 Indian lands, or have a parent employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. Box Elder School District 13-G operates under its parent organization, Box Elder Public Schools, which has secured over $9 million in federal grants over the past five years. The school district has consistently received Impact Aid funding to maintain comprehensive educational programming including general instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition, career and technical education, and teacher training despite financial constraints inherent in its rural setting and reduced local tax base.