Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $1.36 million to Elgin Schools on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid program (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003). The award runs through September 30, 2031, and is obligated in full at $1.36 million.

Elgin Schools, a public K–12 school district located in Elgin, Oklahoma, received the assistance type Project Grant to help offset the financial burden imposed by the presence of federally connected children. Under Section 7003, 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. Because such Federal property is exempt from local property taxes, Impact Aid replaces lost local revenue that would otherwise fund education for these children. The program's underlying purpose is to help LEAs maintain educational services despite reduced tax bases caused by Federal activities. Payments to eligible LEAs are made annually and computed on the basis of the statutory formula; payments are prorated if appropriations are insufficient.