Project Grant S041B264326

Federal Grant Award Summary

Jefferson County School District 509J received a $3.04 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. This award supports comprehensive K-12 educational services delivery to the rural Madras, Oregon school district, which serves a significant Native American student population in an area where federal land presence has reduced the local tax base. The funded services encompass general instruction, special education, English language learning programs, school nutrition services, career and technical education, teacher training and professional development, and technology integration across the district's educational operations.

The Impact Aid Program provides financial assistance to local educational agencies adversely affected by federal activities, particularly those with limited taxable property due to federal land acquisitions or with high concentrations of federally connected children. Jefferson County School District 509J qualifies under Section 7003 criteria, which targets districts where at least 3 percent or 400 eligible federally connected children in average daily attendance live on or have parents employed on federal property or are military-connected. The six-year award period enables the district to sustain and enhance educational programming and institutional capacity in a rural Oregon community with reduced local revenue capacity.