Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $9.396578 million to Omaha Nation Public School under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041) on October 1, 2025. The award funds educational services for American Indian and Alaska Native students within the Omaha Nation community, including general instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition, career and technical education, teacher training, technology integration, cultural programming, mental health services, and targeted student support services designed to help students meet state academic performance standards while maintaining cultural identity.

Omaha Nation Public School, also doing business as UMO Ho Nation Public School and organized as a division of County of Thurston, is located in Macy, Nebraska. The award period extends through September 30, 2031. Under Section 7003 of Impact Aid, assistance is provided to 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 including Indian lands and/or have a parent who works on Federal property or is on active duty in the uniformed services. Impact Aid replaces lost local revenue that would otherwise be available to local educational agencies, as Federal property is exempt from local property taxes and denies districts access to the primary source of revenue used by most communities to finance education.