Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Bennett County School District 3-1 $4.347 million on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041).

Bennett County School District 3-1, located in Martin, South Dakota, serves a student population in an area where federal land acquisition has substantially reduced the local tax base. The district provides K-12 educational services including general instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition, career and technical education, teacher training, and technology integration. Impact Aid funding replaces lost local revenue resulting from the tax-exempt status of federal property within the district's boundaries, with payments computed under the statutory formula and made annually to eligible local educational agencies where at least three percent or 400 federally connected children in average daily attendance live on federal property, have a parent working on federal property, or have a parent on active duty in the uniformed services.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. Work is performed in Martin, South Dakota. The district receives its Impact Aid support exclusively as a prime recipient through Section 7003 and also receives substantial sub-grant pass-through funding from the South Dakota Department of Education for programs including the National School Lunch Program, IDEA special education flow-through, Title I school improvement, Title IV student support, Title IIA rural educator development, and ESSER II pandemic recovery funds.