Federal Project Grant Award Summary

The Columbia County Board of Education (doing business as Columbia County School District) received a $738,052 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2031. This award provides financial assistance to the school district located in Evans, Georgia, which serves over 28,000 students across a federally impacted area. The Impact Aid Program supports local educational agencies adversely affected by federal activities, including federal land acquisitions and military installations that reduce local tax bases. Section 7003 specifically targets districts where at least three percent or 400 of total average daily attendance comprises federally connected children residing on federal property or having parents employed on federal property or in active military duty.

The funding supports comprehensive K-12 educational services and infrastructure, enabling Columbia County School District to maintain general instruction, special education, English language learning, career and technical education, teacher training, technology integration, and school nutrition programs. The district supplements this prime award with substantial sub-grant funding administered through the Georgia Department of Education, which provides additional support through Title I-A (disadvantaged students), Title II-A (teacher quality), Title III-A (English learners), Title IV (student support), IDEA special education funding, Perkins V career and technical education, school nutrition programs, and specialized initiatives including ESSER programs and parent mentor services for special education.