January 2026 – News You Can Use

Impact Aid Grantees,

Happy New Year to our Impact Aid Community!

Now is the time to start your fiscal year (FY) 2027 Impact Aid Application.

The Impact Aid Section 7002 and Section 7003 applications for FY 2027 are due February 2, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. 

The application is not complete until the signature task is submitted. Applications with the status “Application” or “Signature” are not complete.

FY 2026 Applications by the Numbers (to date)

  • 5% of school districts that applied last year do not have an active core user account for the Impact Aid Grant System.
  • We have received only 28% of expected 7002 applications. 50% are incomplete because they have no signature.
  • We have received only 5% of expected 7003 applications. 86% are incomplete because they have no signature.
  • Applications received between February 3, 2026, and April 3, 2026, are assessed a 10% late penalty to all resulting payments.

Act now to ensure your IAGS accounts are active, and an authorized representative can sign the application!

Impact Aid Grant System (IAGS) Reminders

  • Each Local educational agency (LEA) must have one, and only one, core user. Your LEA’s core user must be active to start an application. To remove or add a core user to your LEA’s record, request a new account or contact your Impact Aid state analyst. New core users will receive instructions for account setup by email and may find this IAGS user guide helpful.  Core users can create or manage up to two IAGS accounts for others.
  • If you have not logged in since September 8, 2025, your account is likely inactive. Core users can request account reactivation by filling out the information in the green box.
  • You may receive a 401 “unauthorized access” error message if the IAGS cannot match the username (email address) entered in the Login.gov portal with an IAGS account username. To resolve, when prompted on the Impact Aid Grant System Login.gov sign-in page, enter the email that is your IAGS Username. You should have already added this email address to your Login.gov account. The email address you enter must be the one associated with your IAGS account.
  • 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.

FY 2026 Funding Update

As of today, the Department of Education is funded through January 30, 2026.  For FY 2026, out of the $541,609,607 we received, we processed 128 early payment requests, 890 initial payments for Section 7003(b) at 50% proration, and 194 foundation payments for Section 7002.

Virtual Application Workshops

Our virtual 7003 application workshops are our most hands-on sessions. Consider joining if this is your first year submitting a Section 7003 application, you feel lost navigating the Impact Aid Grant System, or you want to walk through the application with a small group. All our sessions are held virtually using Microsoft Teams.

Please register for only ONE workshop to allow as many people as possible to attend these space limited workshops. Registration will close at 5 p.m. Eastern time the day before the workshop.

 You will receive a calendar invitation in your email with the Microsoft Teams link to attend.

Registration Links

 Upcoming Live Webinars

Our webinar schedule through September 2026 is available on our website. Our webinars are FREE, open to all, and accessed through Microsoft Teams. Registration is required.  Once you register, you will receive a calendar invitation with a link.

At the end of January, we offer “Ask an Analyst” webinars where we only answer questions.  Bring your application questions or ask us anything about Impact Aid!

Topic Date Eastern Time Pacific Time Link to Register
Ask an Analyst 1/29/2026 2 p.m. 11 a.m. Register Here
Ask an Analyst 1/30/2026 2 p.m. 11 a.m. Register Here

We look forward to assisting you during this busy application season.

Faatimah Muhammad,

Impact Aid Program, Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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