Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Swain County Board of Education $2.554593 million on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041). The award funds educational services for students in Swain County Schools, serving K–12 students in Bryson City, North Carolina. The period of performance runs through September 30, 2031.

Section 7003 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 who works on Federal property or is on active duty in the uniformed services. The program replaces lost local revenue that would otherwise fund education of these children, since Federal property is exempt from local property taxes. Payments are computed on a statutory formula basis and made annually to eligible LEAs.