Federal Grant Award Summary

Lodge Grass Elem. School received a Project Grant award of $2,010,944 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2031. This award supports comprehensive K-12 educational services for students in Lodge Grass, Montana, a school district adversely affected by federal land presence that reduces its local tax base. The Impact Aid Program provides financial assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) where at least 3 percent or 400 of the total number of eligible federally connected children in average daily attendance live or work on federal property, including Indian lands.

The funding enables Lodge Grass Schools to deliver general instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition, career and technical education, teacher training, and technology integration services across its K-12 student population. This award represents the school district's fifth consecutive prime grant award under the Impact Aid Program, demonstrating sustained federal support for maintaining educational quality in areas with reduced revenue-generating capacity due to federal land acquisitions. The school district supplements this funding with additional federal sub-awards through the Montana Office of Public Instruction, including Education Stabilization Fund (ESSER III), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Title II educator professional development, Title IV Student Support and Academic Enrichment, and American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding streams.