Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $1,962,723 to Dahlonegah School District on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003). The award funds general instruction, special education, English language learning, and supplemental academic initiatives for the district's K-12 educational services. Dahlonegah School District, a rural local educational agency serving a significant Native American student population in Stilwell, Oklahoma, receives Impact Aid funding to replace lost local property tax revenue resulting from extensive federal land ownership within the district boundaries that exempts the property from local taxation. The award runs through September 30, 2031. Section 7003 assistance targets districts where at least three percent or 400 of the total number of eligible federally connected children in average daily attendance live on federal property, including Indian lands, or have a parent employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. Impact Aid payments are computed on a statutory formula basis and are made annually to eligible LEAs.