Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Upper Lake Unified School District $335,442 on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041), a Project Grant providing financial assistance to school districts where the presence of federally connected children reduces the local tax base available for education.

The award funds general educational operations and services for the district serving Upper Lake, California, an area where federal land presence and federally connected students create a financial burden on the local educational agency. Section 7003 assistance targets 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 have a parent who works on Federal property or is on active duty in the uniformed services.

Performance runs through September 30, 2031. The district obligated $335,442 of the total award. Upper Lake Unified School District has received consistent Impact Aid support since 2021, with prior awards in October 2021, February 2023, October 2023, and December 2024, demonstrating ongoing eligibility and participation in the program. The district also holds a complementary $718,109 Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant from USDA Rural Utilities Service awarded in August 2023 to expand educational telecommunications infrastructure.