Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $556,261 to Dzil Ditl'ooi School Of Empowerment, Action And Perseverance (Deap) on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041).

Deap is a school district serving Navajo, New Mexico. The award funds educational services for a local educational agency affected by the presence of federally connected children—those living on Federal property including Indian lands and those with a parent employed on Federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. 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 or work on Federal property.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. Performance occurs in Navajo, New Mexico. The Impact Aid program replaces lost local revenue when property exempt from local property taxes reduces the tax base available to fund education, enabling LEAs to pay for educating federally connected children without access to the primary revenue source most communities use to finance public schools.