Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Bishop Public Schools $109,456 on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041). The award runs through September 30, 2031, and is performed in Lawton, Oklahoma.

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 and/or have a parent who works on Federal property or is on active duty in the uniformed services. The program replaces lost local revenue that would otherwise be available to school districts to pay for the education of these children, whose families' Federal status exempts their properties from local property taxes that typically finance education.

Bishop Public Schools serves a diverse student population including military-dependent and Native American students in Lawton. The district has received multiple prior Impact Aid grants and other federal education funding through the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.