Federal Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Belcourt School District (doing business as Turtle Mountain High School) $239,878 under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041) on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2031. This Project Grant provides financial assistance to support comprehensive K-12 educational services for the district's predominantly American Indian student population in Belcourt, North Dakota. The Impact Aid Program targets local educational agencies adversely affected by federal activities, such as those located on or near Indian reservations, where the federal land presence reduces the local tax base and limits revenue available for education.

The funding supports a range of educational services including general academic instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition programs, teacher professional development, and technology integration. As a heavily impacted district serving federally connected children living on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation, Belcourt School District utilizes Impact Aid formula funding to maintain and enhance educational programming while addressing the unique cultural, linguistic, and academic needs of Native American students. This award continues the district's participation in a federal program designed to ensure that schools with reduced local revenue capacity can deliver quality educational services and infrastructure.