Impact aid program, title VII, section 7002

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Rockaway Township Board of Education $404,094 under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7002) on October 1, 2025. The award funds general instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition, career and technical education, teacher training, and technology integration services. Performance takes place in Hibernia, New Jersey through September 30, 2031. Impact Aid provides financial assistance to school districts where the federal acquisition of real property reduces the local tax base, denying the district access to primary education revenue sources. Rockaway Township Board of Education qualifies because an aggregate of ten percent or more of assessed real property valuation has been federally acquired since 1938 and the district is not substantially compensated by revenue from activities on the eligible federal property. This is the district's fifth consecutive Impact Aid Project Grant award, with prior awards dated February 2022, February 2023, February 2024, and December 2024.