Summary of Federal Project Grant Award

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded MT Pleasant School District 4 a Project Grant of $125,537.00 under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. This award provides financial assistance to replace lost local property tax revenue for the school district, which serves a predominantly Native American student population in the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Reservation area near Rolla, North Dakota. Under Section 7003 eligibility criteria, the district qualifies for Impact Aid support due to the presence of federally connected children in average daily attendance who reside on federal property or have parents employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services.

The funding supports the school district's educational operations and services for approximately 250 pre-K through 12th-grade students in this rural, economically disadvantaged community. As a statutory formula-based program, Impact Aid enables the district to maintain educational programming and infrastructure despite the revenue limitations imposed by federal land exemptions from local property taxation. The award represents the district's ongoing federal support for sustaining educational delivery and student services in a small rural school system with significant federal impact.