Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Hulbert School District I 16 $327,508 on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041). The award, classified as a Project Grant, runs through September 30, 2031, and supports the school district's operations in Hulbert, Oklahoma.

Section 7003 Impact Aid provides financial assistance to school districts where the presence of federally connected children—those living on Federal property or having a parent who works on Federal property or is on active duty in the uniformed services—creates a financial burden by reducing the district's local tax base. Payments under Section 7003 are made to districts where at least three percent or 400 of eligible federally connected children in average daily attendance live or work on Federal property or are military-connected.

The Impact Aid program replaces lost local revenue that would otherwise be available to local educational agencies to pay for the education of these children, since Federal property is exempt from local property taxation. Hulbert School District I 16, a rural local government educational entity serving K–12 students in Hulbert, Oklahoma, has consistently received federal funding to support educational infrastructure and programming. Payments are computed on a statutory formula basis and are made annually to eligible LEAs.