Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Dixon School District 9 (Sanders County, Montana) $127,298 under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041) on October 1, 2025, for a six-year period ending September 30, 2031.

The Impact Aid Program provides financial assistance to school districts where federal property acquisition has reduced the tax base available for education funding. Dixon School District 9, located in Dixon, Montana, serves a rural student population in a county where federal land presence limits local property tax revenue. The district qualifies for assistance under Section 7003 of the program, which serves districts where at least three percent or 400 federally connected children in average daily attendance live on federal property, have a parent working on federal property, or have a parent on active duty in the uniformed services. Impact Aid payments replace lost local revenue that would otherwise finance K-12 education in the district.

Payments under the program are computed annually on the statutory formula basis and prorated if appropriations are insufficient. The recipient must retain records supporting its payment amount for three years after the last payment for each fiscal year.