Federal Project Grant Award Summary

Chesapeake Public Schools received a Project Grant award of $5.25 million from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041, Title VII, Section 7003) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. This award supports comprehensive kindergarten through twelfth grade educational services for the school district serving the City of Chesapeake, Virginia, an area adversely affected by federal activities that reduce local tax revenue. The funding specifically addresses the district's federal impact, which includes enrollment of federally connected students—those with parents employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services, or those residing on federal property.

The grant funds educational programming and support services across multiple domains, including general academic instruction, special education, English language learning support, teacher professional development, technology integration, school nutrition programs, and comprehensive student support services. As a prime grantee, Chesapeake Public Schools administers these federal funds directly to enhance educational operations and infrastructure while maintaining educational quality in a federally impacted jurisdiction. The six-year performance period reflects Impact Aid's formula-based allocation structure, which recognizes the constrained local revenue capacity of school districts affected by federal property acquisition or significant federally connected student populations.