Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Secondary Education awarded Mcloud Public Schools $168,629 on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid program (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003), a Project Grant to support educational services for students living on or connected to federal property.

The award funds K–12 educational services in McLoud, Oklahoma, where the presence of federally connected children—including those from military families and Native American communities—reduces the local tax base and creates a financial burden on the school district. Impact Aid compensates for lost local revenue that would otherwise support education of these children.

The funding runs through September 30, 2031. Mcloud Public Schools, a local educational agency and school district registered in SAM.gov, is eligible under Section 7003 because it serves students where at least three percent or 400 of the total number of eligible federally connected children in average daily attendance live on federal property or have a parent employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. The district has previously received related federal funding through Indian Education Formula Grants and other supplementary programs supporting special education, teacher quality, English language learning, and student nutrition.