Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded El Paso County School District #8 (Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8) $39.145 million on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003). The award runs through September 30, 2031, with place of performance in Fountain, Colorado.

Impact Aid provides financial assistance to school districts where the presence of federally connected children—those living on Federal property or with parents employed on Federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services—reduces the district's tax base and local revenue. Section 7003 eligibility requires that at least three percent or 400 of the total number of eligible federally connected children in average daily attendance live on or are connected to Federal property. The program replaces lost local revenue that would otherwise finance education for these children.

Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8, serving students in the Fountain and Fort Carson areas, receives this funding to support educational services for a military-connected student population. The district is a local educational agency eligible to apply for Impact Aid as a provider of free public elementary and secondary education.