Federal Grant Award Summary

Colcord Independent School District 4 received a $179,246 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041), Section 7003, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. This award provides financial assistance to replace lost local property tax revenue resulting from the presence of federally connected children in the district's schools. Under Section 7003, the district qualifies for Impact Aid funding because it serves at least three percent or 400 federally connected children in average daily attendance who either live on federal property or have a parent employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services.

The funding supports the district's operational capacity to deliver comprehensive K-12 public education services to its rural Oklahoma community, which includes a significant Native American student population. Impact Aid payments enable Colcord Elementary School to maintain educational programs and services that would otherwise be constrained by the reduced property tax base caused by federal land ownership and exemptions. These annual payments, distributed through a statutory formula, are essential for sustaining the district's core educational mission in Colcord, Oklahoma.