Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Newport Public Schools $478,270 on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041), a Project Grant.

Newport Public Schools, doing business as Aquidneck Island Learning Center, is a local educational agency serving Newport, Rhode Island. The award runs through September 30, 2031, with performance at Newport, Rhode Island 02840.

Section 7003 of Impact Aid provides financial assistance to school districts where at least three percent or 400 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 be available to local educational agencies to pay for the education of these children, whose families' Federal property or military status exempts that property from local property taxes.

Payments are computed on the basis of the statutory formula and are made annually to eligible local educational agencies. Local educational agencies must retain records supporting payment amounts for three years after the last payment for a fiscal year.