Federal Grant Award Summary

Alamogordo Public Schools received a $717,208 Project Grant 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) awarded October 1, 2025, with performance through September 30, 2031. As a local educational agency serving a significant military-connected student population due to proximity to Holloman Air Force Base, APS utilizes Impact Aid funding to maintain and enhance comprehensive K-12 educational services in an area where federal military presence has reduced the local tax base. The program supports general instruction, special education, English language learning, career and technical education, and other foundational educational services necessary to serve the district's diverse student population, including those federally connected through military affiliation.

This award represents one of six consecutive Impact Aid grants APS has received since October 2021, demonstrating the district's established role as a prime grantee for federal educational support. The Impact Aid Program is specifically designed to provide financial assistance to local educational agencies adversely affected by federal activities, with eligibility under Section 7003 extended to districts where at least three percent or 400 federally connected children in average daily attendance live on federal property or have parents employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services—conditions directly applicable to APS's geographic and demographic context.