Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $562,451 to the Town of Kittery on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041). The award funds K-12 educational services for the Kittery school district, which has experienced reduced tax base revenue due to the presence of federal military installations in the area. Performance continues through September 30, 2031, with work conducted in Kittery, Maine. Section 7003 assistance targets districts where at least three percent or 400 of the total average daily attendance are federally connected children (living on federal property or with a parent working on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services). The Impact Aid program provides financial assistance to school districts affected by federal activities that exempt federal property from local property tax, reducing the primary revenue source available to local educational agencies to fund education.