Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Watonga Public Schools $107,299 on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041).

The award funds educational services for federally connected children in the school district. Watonga Public Schools, a rural local educational agency in Watonga, Oklahoma, serves K-12 students including those from Native American communities and families with parents in uniformed services or living on Federal property. 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 Federal property, including Indian lands, or have a parent who works on Federal property or is on active duty in the uniformed services.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. Performance occurs in Watonga, Oklahoma.

Impact Aid replaces lost local revenue from Federal property exempt from property taxes, enabling LEAs to pay for the education of federally connected children. Watonga Public Schools has historically used Impact Aid and Indian Education Formula Grants to support special education programs, preschool services, nutritional meal programs, teacher quality and recruitment, and comprehensive academic achievement initiatives.