Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $34.458 million to Gallup-McKinley County School District No. 1 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 serving Gallup, New Mexico, including K–12 instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition, career and technical education, teacher training, and technology integration. The district serves a significant population of American Indian and Alaska Native students. Section 7003 assistance is provided to districts where at least three percent or 400 eligible federally connected children 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, and where the presence of these children reduces the district's local tax base and capacity to fund education.

The award period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031, with place of performance in Gallup, New Mexico. Impact Aid replaces lost local revenue that would otherwise be available to local educational agencies to pay for the education of federally connected children, whose parents' Federal property is exempt from local property taxes. Payments are made annually and computed on the basis of a statutory formula; payments are prorated if appropriations are insufficient.