Academy District 20 will receive $42.7 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to help rebuild and expand Douglass Valley Elementary School, the military announced on Thursday.

The cost of the project is expected to total $54.1 million, and once construction is finished, the school, located on the U.S. Air Force Academy base, will offer classes to students in prekindergarten through eighth grade.

The D-20 school is eligible for the grant through the Department of Defense’s Public Schools on Military Installations (PSMI) program.

The program covers 80% of funding for major rebuilds or renovation projects for schools in need on military installations, with local school districts paying the remaining 20%.

“Academy District 20 is deeply grateful to the Department of War, former Representative Doug Lamborn, Representative Jeff Crank, local officials and our partners at the United States Air Force Academy for their support of this important project,” D-20 Superintendent Jinger Haberer said in a…