Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Bay County School Board $297,705 on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041), a project grant supporting maintenance and enhancement of K–12 educational services in Panama City, Florida.

The award funds general instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition, career and technical education, teacher training, and technology integration across Bay District Schools' service area. The period of performance runs through September 30, 2031. Section 7003 assistance targets 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, including Indian lands, or have a parent working on Federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. Payments under Impact Aid compensate LEAs for lost local property tax revenue resulting from the tax-exempt status of Federal real property within their jurisdiction, replacing revenue otherwise available to finance education of federally connected children.