Impact aid program, title VII, section 7003

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $164,878 to Scott Valley Unified School District on October 1, 2025, under the Impact Aid program (CFDA 84.041), Title VII, Section 7003. The award funds educational services for a rural school district in Fort Jones, California, where the presence of federally connected children—those living on Federal property or with parents employed on Federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services—reduces the district's local property tax base and creates financial burden on the local educational agency. The district is eligible under Section 7003, which provides assistance where at least three percent or 400 of the total number of eligible federally connected children in average daily attendance live or have parents working on Federal property or in active duty military service. The award runs through September 30, 2031, and supports the district's K-12 educational operations, including general instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition, career and technical education, teacher training, technology integration, and supplemental academic initiatives. Impact Aid replaces lost local revenue that would otherwise fund education of federally connected children whose Federal property residence exempts that property from local property taxes.