Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Portsmouth City School Board $376,093 under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041) on October 1, 2025.

Portsmouth City Public Schools, doing business as Portsmouth City Public Schools, received the award to provide financial assistance for the education of federally connected children. Section 7003 of the Impact Aid Program provides funds 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, and/or have a parent who works on Federal property or is on active duty in the uniformed services. The funds help replace lost local revenue that would otherwise be available to the district to pay for the education of these children, whose presence on or connection to Federal property exempts that property from local property taxes.

The award obligates $376,093 for the period of performance from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2031, with place of performance in Portsmouth, Virginia. Payments under Impact Aid are made annually to eligible local educational agencies on the basis of a statutory formula and are prorated if appropriations are insufficient.