Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Graham-Dustin Public Schools $151,654 on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041). The award runs through September 30, 2031, and supports educational services in Weleetka, Oklahoma.

Impact Aid provides financial assistance to school districts where the presence of federally connected children—those living on Federal property or having a parent employed on Federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services—reduces the district's local tax base. Graham-Dustin Public Schools qualifies under Section 7003, which extends 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 Federal property, including Indian lands, or meet the parental employment criterion. The program replaces lost local revenue that would otherwise fund education for these children, whose families' Federal connection exempts their residences from local property taxation.