Federal Grant Award Summary

The Hays Lodge Pole School District 50 received a Project Grant award of $2,706,577 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 provides financial assistance to offset reductions in the local tax base resulting from the presence of federally connected populations, including students living on Native American lands and those with parents employed on federal property. The funding supports the district's delivery of comprehensive K-12 educational services to the Hays Lodge Pole JR SR High School community in Hays, Montana.

The award funds a range of educational services and initiatives designed to maintain and enhance instructional quality in this federally impacted area. Specifically, the grant supports general instruction, special education, English language learning programs, school nutrition services, career and technical education, teacher training and professional development, and technology integration. As a school district serving a region with a significant Native American population, the district utilizes Impact Aid funding to ensure students have access to full educational services despite the reduced local tax base created by federal land presence in the district.