Project Grant S041B264281

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Wickliffe School District 35 a $154,875 Project Grant under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2031. This award supports comprehensive kindergarten through twelfth grade educational services to a federally impacted school district serving the Salina, Oklahoma community, which includes a significant Native American population and federal land presence. The funding enables the district to deliver core educational services including general academic instruction, special education, English language learning support, school nutrition programs, career and technical education, teacher professional development, and technology integration initiatives.

Section 7003 Impact Aid assistance is specifically designed for local educational agencies where at least three percent or 400 federally connected children in average daily attendance reside on federal property (including Indian lands) or have parents employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. By offsetting revenue losses resulting from federal land acquisition and the presence of federally connected student populations, this award enables Wickliffe School District 35 to sustain educational quality and infrastructure for its rural and Native American student community despite constrained local tax capacity.