联邦Impact Aid建设拨款竞赛开放：学区设施紧急维修申请11月10日截止
美国教育部宣布，Impact Aid（影响援助）计划下的自主建设拨款竞赛正在接受申请，截止时间为11月10日晚11时59分59秒（东部时间），申请须通过联邦拨款门户Grants.gov的APPLY功能提交。有意申报的学区只剩下几天时间准备材料。
Impact Aid是联邦政府对「受联邦活动影响地区」的教育补偿机制：军事基地、原住民保留地等联邦土地不缴纳地方财产税，而学校经费高度依赖财产税，这些地区的学区因此长期获得联邦补偿。建设类拨款则专门用于应对校舍设施的紧急与现代化需求。
本次竞赛的项目编号为84.041C，设有一项「绝对优先」：校舍设施的紧急维修类项目。换言之，屋顶、结构、供暖等涉及安全与基本运行的紧急修缮，将在评审中处于最优先位置。符合Impact Aid资格的地方教育机构可以申报。
值得注意的是，教育部已将本次竞赛的受理工作委托给劳工部下属的就业与培训局办理，申请渠道与流程以Grants.gov上的竞赛公告为准。学区在提交前应仔细核对资格条件与材料清单，避免因格式或证明文件问题错过截止时间。
本次竞赛咨询联系人为Jacqueline Bass，电话（202）987-1743。教育部提醒，逾期提交的申请将不予受理，建议学区尽早完成在线提交并留存系统确认记录。
（来源：美国教育部、《联邦公报》）
Impact Aid Construction Grant Competition Open: Applications for Emergency School Facility Repairs Due November 10
The U.S. Department of Education's Impact Aid discretionary construction grant competition is now accepting applications, with a hard deadline of 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November 10. Applications must be submitted through the APPLY function on Grants.gov, leaving eligible districts only days to finalize their paperwork.
Impact Aid is the federal program that compensates school districts affected by federal activity: land occupied by military installations, tribal lands and other federal property generates no local property taxes, while school budgets depend heavily on those taxes. The construction grants address school facility emergency and modernization needs in those federally impacted districts.
The competition, listed under Assistance Listing Number 84.041C, carries one absolute priority: emergency repairs to school facilities. Projects addressing urgent needs — the kind of repairs that bear on safety and basic operations — will sit at the front of the line in the review process. Local educational agencies that qualify under Impact Aid may apply.
The Education Department has delegated administration of this competition to the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor, and application procedures follow the competition notice on Grants.gov. Districts are urged to check eligibility requirements and document checklists carefully before the deadline so that a paperwork problem does not disqualify an otherwise eligible application.
Questions about the competition can be directed to Jacqueline Bass at (202) 987-1743. The department reminds applicants that late submissions will not be accepted, and recommends submitting early and keeping the system confirmation.
(Source: U.S. Department of Education; Federal Register)
来源：美国教育部、《联邦公报》
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