Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Fountain Hills Unified School $999,473 on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041), a Project Grant. The award runs through September 30, 2031, and funds educational services for the school district in Fountain Hills, Arizona, which serves a significant student population from the Fort McDowell tribal area. Impact Aid provides financial assistance to local educational agencies where the presence of federally connected children—those living on Federal property or with parents employed on Federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services—reduces the district's tax base and revenue available for education. Fountain Hills Unified School qualifies under Section 7003, which provides assistance to districts where at least three percent or 400 of the total number of eligible federally connected children in average daily attendance live on or have parental employment connected to Federal property. The district has used prior federal grants to support general instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition, career and technical education, teacher training, and technology integration.