Federal Grant Award Summary

Vail School District 20 received a Project Grant award of $653,024 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 supports the district's provision of comprehensive K-12 educational services to its student population in Vail, Arizona, including general instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition, career and technical education, teacher training, and technology integration. As a local educational agency adversely affected by reduced local tax base due to federal land acquisition, Vail School District 20 qualifies for Impact Aid funding under Section 7003, which targets districts serving federally connected children living on federal property or with parents employed on federal property or in active uniformed service.

The funding enables the district to maintain and enhance educational programming across multiple service areas that would otherwise be constrained by the district's limited tax revenue base. This award represents the most recent in a series of consecutive Impact Aid grants to the district and complements additional federal funding the district receives through sub-awards administered by the Arizona Department of Education for special education, Title I student support, English language acquisition, and pandemic recovery initiatives.