Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Lawton Public Schools $6.952 million on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041), a Project Grant providing financial assistance to school districts affected by Federal activities that reduce the local tax base.

Lawton Public Schools serves a student population including a significant number of Native American and military-connected students in Lawton, Oklahoma. The award addresses the financial burden on the district created by the presence of eligible federally connected children living on Federal property and children with parents working on Federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services, who generate education costs while the Federal property they occupy is exempt from local property taxation.

The obligation of $6.952 million funds comprehensive educational services for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. Performance occurs in Lawton, Oklahoma. Section 7003 assistance is provided to districts where at least three percent or 400 of the total number of eligible federally connected children in average daily attendance live on or have a parent employed on Federal property or serving on active duty. Payments under Impact Aid are computed on the basis of a statutory formula and made annually to eligible local educational agencies.