Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Devils Lake Public School District $236,705 on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041). The award runs through September 30, 2031, and supports the school district's operations in Devils Lake, North Dakota, where federally connected children and children with parents employed on federal property or in active military service create educational demand that reduces the district's local tax base. Impact Aid provides financial assistance to local educational agencies burdened by the presence of children living on or connected to federal property, which is exempt from local property taxation and thereby denies districts access to the primary revenue source most communities use to finance education. Under Section 7003, districts qualify when at least three percent or 400 eligible federally connected children in average daily attendance live on federal property including Indian lands and/or have a parent working on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. This is a Project Grant, assistance type, with funds obligated at $236,705.