Federal Grant Award Summary

The Timber Lake School District 20-3 received a $3.27 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. This award compensates the school district for reduced local tax revenue resulting from federal land presence, enabling the district to maintain and enhance comprehensive K-12 educational services to the Timber Lake, South Dakota community.

The funding supports the delivery of general instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition, career and technical education, teacher training, and technology integration services. The Impact Aid Program assistance is designed specifically to help local educational agencies (LEAs) serving federally connected student populations—those living on federal property including Indian lands and those with parents employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services—sustain educational operations that would otherwise be financially constrained by reduced local tax bases. The district receives additional sub-awards from the South Dakota Department of Education under supplementary federal programs including Title I, Title IV, School Lunch, ESSER, and REAP initiatives, demonstrating a coordinated approach to leveraging federal funding for comprehensive educational support.