Federal Project Grant Award Summary

The Jemez Valley Public School District received a $1.9M Impact Aid Program grant (CFDA 84.041) from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2031. This Project Grant award supports comprehensive educational services for a federally impacted rural school district serving the Jemez Pueblo region of New Mexico, where a significant concentration of federally connected students reside on tribal lands. The Impact Aid Program provides financial assistance to local educational agencies whose tax bases are substantially reduced by federal land acquisition or whose student populations include substantial numbers of federally connected children—in this case, the district qualifies under Section 7003 due to enrollment of eligible federally connected students.

The funding supports a broad array of educational services including general instruction, special education, English Language Learner programming, school nutrition programs, career and technical education, teacher training, and technology integration initiatives. This grant represents one component of the district's federal funding portfolio, which also includes formula grants and state-administered Title I sub-grants, collectively enabling the district to maintain quality educational programming despite resource constraints inherent to rural, federally impacted communities with limited local tax bases.