Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Grand Coulee Dam School District No 301J $174,479 on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041), Title VII, Section 7003. The award supports educational services for federally connected children in the district, which serves a community with significant Native American population and operates in an area with substantial federal land presence that reduces the local tax base. Performance occurs in Coulee Dam, Washington, through September 30, 2031. Impact Aid provides financial assistance to school districts where the presence of children living on federal property or whose parents work on federal property places a financial burden on local educational agencies, replacing revenue lost because federal property is exempt from local property taxes. Section 7003 eligibility requires districts to enroll at least three percent or 400 federally connected children in average daily attendance living on federal property, including Indian lands, or having a parent employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. Payments are computed on a statutory formula and made annually to eligible local educational agencies.