Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Wickliffe School District 35 $154,875 on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041). The award runs through September 30, 2031, and is a Project Grant assistance type.

Wickliffe School District 35, located in Salina, Oklahoma, serves a community with significant federal land presence and a notable Native American population. Section 7003 of Impact Aid provides financial assistance to school districts where at least three percent or 400 of the total federally connected children in average daily attendance live on federal property, including Indian lands, or have a parent employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. These children generate no local property tax revenue for the district, creating a fiscal burden on the LEA despite the district's obligation to educate them. Impact Aid replaces lost local revenue by computing payments on a statutory formula and making annual distributions to eligible LEAs.