Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Lompoc Unified School District $500,631 under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 on October 1, 2025. The award runs through September 30, 2031 and is classified as a Project Grant with assistance type designation.

Section 7003 of Impact Aid provides financial assistance to school 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 or have a parent who works on Federal property or is on active duty in the uniformed services. The program replaces local revenue lost when Federal property within a school district is exempt from local property taxation, reducing the district's primary funding source for education.

Performance takes place in Lompoc, California. Lompoc Unified School District, a public local education agency serving federally connected and military-impacted student populations, is the recipient. The district simultaneously holds a complementary Section 7002 Impact Aid grant ($523,864) and received a $3.54 million School Safety National Activities grant in April 2026, both from OESE, as well as a $60.54 million Department of Defense construction award in February 2026 for Manzanita Public Charter School.