Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Belle Chasse Academy, Inc. $2,746,960 on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003 (CFDA 84.041).

Belle Chasse Academy is a non-profit, tax-exempt public charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade on the campus of Naval Air Station Joint Base Belle Chasse in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. Approximately 89 percent of the school's student population is military-connected. The award funds general instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition, career and technical education, teacher training, and technology integration tailored to the academic, social, and emotional needs of military-dependent students.

The performance period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. Section 7003 of Impact Aid provides financial assistance 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, 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 federally connected children, since property owned by the Federal Government is exempt from local property taxes.