Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Santee Community School $3.779 million on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid program (CFDA 84.041), Title VII, Section 7003. The award funds educational services for the school district through September 30, 2031. Santee Community School is a local government school district serving Native American and rural student populations in Niobrara, Nebraska, and operates K–12 educational programming including general instruction, special education, English language learning, and supplemental academic services. The Impact Aid program provides financial assistance to school districts where the presence of federally connected children—including those living on Federal or Indian property and children of Federal employees or active duty military members—creates educational costs not offset by local property tax revenue. Section 7003 assistance applies to districts where at least three percent or 400 of total eligible federally connected children in average daily attendance live on Federal property or have a parent employed on Federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. This is a Project Grant with a performance period spanning nearly six years.