Due to a lapse in appropriations, no Impact Aid payments will be processed and the staff are furloughed.  The application deadline for fiscal year 2027 remains February 2, 2026, at 11:59 pm ET. The Impact Aid Grant System (IAGS) will remain accessible to all users with an active account. The Impact Aid staff will not be available during a shutdown to provide technical assistance. On Monday, February 2, 2026, until 6:00 pm ET only the general Impact Aid mailbox at Impact.Aid@ed.gov will be monitored.

Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Initial Payments

The Federal government is operating under a Continuing Resolution for FY 2024, which provides a small percentage of Impact Aid funding appropriated for FY 2023, through November 17, 2023.  The Impact Aid Program has begun releasing basic support payments for local educational agencies (LEAs) that have requested an early payment.  We have released 767 basic support payments set at 50% proration and 106 payments for Children with Disabilities at a rate of $500 per weighted student unit.

If your LEA will require an FY 2024 initial Impact Aid payment before December 31, 2023 to meet operational expenses, you can request an expedited payment through the Impact Aid Grant System (IAGS). Go to this link for instructions for submitting the request through IAGS.  We will release additional payments as we receive additional funds in the future.

FY 2022 Closeout

We have completely closed out FY 2022.  The final 7003 (b) and (d) payments were made on September 11, 2023.  Final 7002 payments were made on October 3, 2023, and final 7007(a) formula construction final payments were made on October 10, 2023.  Please check IAGS for your vouchers.  You will be able to dispose of your supporting documents for the FY 2022 application in October 2026.

IAGS Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)

As of August 29, 2023, to meet current cybersecurity requirements, the IAGS requires school district and state users to access the IAGS through an identity verified Login.gov account.  If you need help with your Login.gov account set-up, see this slide deck with detailed instructions and screenshots or our Frequently Asked Questions document for more information.  Impact Aid staff are unable to assist you with Login.gov identity verification, password, or authentication issues.  The Login.gov helpdesk is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and can be reached through https://login.gov/help or by phone at (844) 875-6466.

Upcoming Webinars – New Schedule

Does your LEA have staff who are new to Impact Aid or need a refresher?

Join the Impact Aid staff in an upcoming webinar.  Our webinars are FREE and open to all. Click this link for a complete schedule through September 2024 or check out this month’s offerings below.

Sample Source Check Form

Are you using our most recent sample source check form? We revised our sample source check form in 2019 to better align with how the Impact Aid Grant system (IAGS) application requests your child counts.  A number of LEAs are still using an old source check template, which can make filling out your application and being monitored more difficult that it needs to be.  If the source check template that you are using refers to “tables” or is in Microsoft Word format, it is not the most current version.

IAGS captures student counts based on federal connection by categories (A-G) and by Federal property, and no longer uses Tables 1-5.  Our current sample source check form is a Microsoft Excel form, making it easier to add rows and count eligible children.  The Excel worksheet has tabs at the bottom for each of the Federally connected categories and Federal property type. Each tab has the appropriate signature block(s) for your certifier(s). When doing your survey for the 2023-24 school year, use our revised source check form by downloading the Excel file here.

Records Retention Requirements

Do you have old Section 7003 Impact Aid forms piling up? The Impact Aid regulation specifies that all application documentation (including survey forms and source checks) must be retained for 3 years after receipt of the final payment for that application.  This chart shows the final payment dates and retention schedule for recent fiscal years:

Upcoming Impact Aid Webinar

Click here to view a complete webinar schedule.  Our webinars are FREE and open to all.

Overview of Section 7003 (Payments for Federally Connected Children) 

July 13, 2023

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

Register Here

 FY 2023 Payments

To date, Impact Aid has released initial and interim payments at a 90% proration and $1,050 per weighted student unit for Children with Disabilities (CWD) to all eligible districts. Generally Comparable District and Heavily Impacted adjustments are complete.

The Impact Aid Program has started to inform school districts that their FY 2021 application has been selected for an in-depth review.  Need help with submitting your application documentation through the Impact Aid Grant System?  A short video and user guide are available to download on the training page.