Federal Grant Award Summary

Newport News Public Schools received a $1,046,265 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041) on October 1, 2025, with a performance period extending through September 30, 2031. This award provides financial assistance to the school district to offset revenue losses resulting from federal activities, specifically the presence of military installations in the Newport News, Virginia area that reduce the local tax base. The district qualifies for Impact Aid assistance under Section 7003, which serves local educational agencies (LEAs) where at least 3 percent or 400 federally connected children in average daily attendance reside on federal property, have parents employed on federal property, or have parents on active duty in the uniformed services.

The funding supports comprehensive K-12 educational services for Newport News Public Schools' approximately 29,400 students, including general instruction, special education, English language acquisition programming, school nutrition services, and related instructional support. Given the district's substantial military-connected student population and its role as a refugee resettlement community with significant English learner populations, this Impact Aid funding enables the district to maintain educational quality and specialized services that would otherwise be constrained by the reduced local tax base resulting from federal land acquisition and military presence.