Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Fort Totten Public School (doing business as Four Winds Community High School) $1,468,454 on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003).

Fort Totten Public School, located in Fort Totten, North Dakota, serves a federally connected student population in a rural district where the tax base is reduced by federal land presence. Section 7003 of Impact Aid provides financial assistance to school districts where at least three percent or 400 of the total number of eligible federally connected children in average daily attendance live on federal property, including Indian lands, or have a parent working on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. The assistance replaces lost local revenue that would otherwise finance education, since federal property is exempt from local property taxes.

The award period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. Payments under Impact Aid are computed on a statutory formula basis and made annually to eligible LEAs. Records supporting the payment amount must be retained for three years after the last payment for a fiscal year. The program office conducts mail-in or on-site reviews to verify application data and collect required information.