Impact aid program, title VII, section 7002

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Graham County Board of Education $445,500 under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7002) on October 1, 2025. The award supports financial assistance to the local educational agency in Robbinsville, North Carolina, where the tax base has been reduced through Federal acquisition of real property, thereby replacing lost local revenue otherwise available to fund education. Performance extends through September 30, 2031. This is a Project Grant assistance type. The Impact Aid program compensates school districts for the loss of property tax revenue resulting from Federal property acquisition or the presence of federally connected children (those living on Federal property or with a parent in federal employment or active military service), which exempts properties from local taxation. Graham County Board of Education serves as the parent entity receiving the award and is eligible under Section 7002, which generally requires that 10 percent or more of the assessed valuation of real property in the district has been acquired by the Federal Government since 1938 and the district is not substantially compensated by revenue from activities on eligible Federal property.