Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $173,794 to Carteret County Board of Education on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041). The award runs through September 30, 2031, with place of performance in Beaufort, North Carolina.

Section 7003 of Impact Aid provides financial assistance to 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 employed on Federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. This award represents the recipient's fifth consecutive Impact Aid prime grant under Section 7003, following awards dated January 24, 2022; February 15, 2023; October 11, 2023; and December 16, 2024.

Carteret County Board of Education is a local government school district serving K-12 and pre-kindergarten students in Carteret County. The school district also receives federal funding through sub-grant awards supporting high-quality pre-kindergarten services for eligible four-year-old children, nutritional support through the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Title I educational funding.