Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Columbia County Board of Education $818,186 under the Impact Aid program (CFDA 84.041) on October 1, 2025.

Columbia County School District, serving over 28,000 students across Evans, Georgia, receives Impact Aid assistance to offset the financial burden created by federally connected children living on or whose parents work on Federal property or are on active duty in the uniformed services. The award covers the six-year period from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2031, with funds obligated at $818,186. Impact Aid replaces local revenue lost when Federal property is exempt from local property taxes, denying school districts access to their primary revenue source for education funding. Under Section 7003, the program provides assistance to districts where at least three percent or 400 of the total number of eligible federally connected children in average daily attendance reside on Federal property or have a parent employed on or in active duty status connected to Federal property. Payments are computed annually on a statutory formula basis and are prorated if appropriations prove insufficient.