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Education Department Opens FY 2026 Impact Aid Construction Grant Competition

The grant program, administered through the Department of Labor, provides construction funding to school districts with federal Impact Aid and urgent facility needs.

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The U.S. Department of Education, acting through the Employment and Training Administration at the Department of Labor, has opened the competition for the Fiscal Year 2026 Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Grant Program. The grant, listed under Assistance Listing Number 84.041C, provides competitive awards to school districts that receive federal Impact Aid and have urgent facility needs.

The Education Department published the notice in the Federal Register on September 21, 2026. The department will accept public comments on the notice through November 10, 2026.

Sources

  1. Federal Register. Notice Announcing Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Grant Program Competition View