Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Jackson County Board of Education $151,730 on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid program (CFDA 84.041), Title VII, Section 7003, to support a local educational agency serving students whose families have federal connections.

Jackson County Public Schools, based in Sylva, North Carolina, received this project grant for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. Section 7003 of Impact Aid provides 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 or Indian lands, or have a parent employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. The program replaces lost local revenue that would otherwise derive from property taxes on federal land exempt from local taxation. Payments are computed under the statutory formula and made annually to eligible LEAs. Records supporting the payment amount must be retained for three years after the last payment for each fiscal year.