Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $388,386 to Barona Indian Charter School on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid program (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003). The award funds educational services for students impacted by federal land activities and federally connected children in average daily attendance, with performance through September 30, 2031, at the school's location in Lakeside, California. Impact Aid provides financial assistance to local educational agencies where the presence of children living on federal property or with parents employed on federal property or in the uniformed services creates a financial burden; the program replaces lost local revenue that would otherwise derive from property tax revenue, which is unavailable on tax-exempt federal lands. The grant is classified as a Project Grant and constitutes assistance funding to support the school's educational mission serving the Lakeside region.