Project Grant S041B265470

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Port Angeles School District $113,020 through the Impact Aid program (CFDA 84.041) under Section 7003, effective October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2031. This Project Grant provides financial assistance to replace lost local property tax revenue resulting from the presence of federally connected children—those living on federal property or having parents employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services—whose education creates a financial burden on the school district since the federal property is exempt from local property taxation.

The Impact Aid program operates through a statutory formula-based payment mechanism that annually disburses funds to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) nationwide. Port Angeles School District qualifies under Section 7003 by meeting the threshold of at least three percent or 400 federally connected children in average daily attendance. The awarded funds support the district's operational capacity to provide free public K-12 education to its student population, with particular emphasis on serving diverse and federally connected student communities. Funds are distributed annually, with payments prorated if federal appropriations prove insufficient to meet all eligible district requests.