Well Told Grants

Federal grant programs / Impact Aid

Impact Aid in California

Impact Aid (84.041) awarded $490 million to recipients in California in 536 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, 6.6% of the program's national total. San Diego Unified School District received the most, $84.3 million.

By year

Grants under this program to recipients in California
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 2021183$106 million
FY 2022103$47.2 million
FY 2023252$107 million
FY 2024193$128 million
FY 202585$102 million

Recipients in California

The 10 largest, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientTypeAwardsAmount
San Diego Unified School DistrictState and local governments12$84.3 million
Silver Valley Unified School DistrictState and local governments6$52.4 million
Central Union Elementary School DistrictState and local governments6$41.2 million
Oceanside Unified School DistrictState and local governments12$36.5 million
Fallbrook Union Elementary School DistrictState and local governments12$34.5 million
Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School DistrictState and local governments6$28.0 million
Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictState and local governments6$20.4 million
San Pasqual Valley Unified School DistrictState and local governments6$20.2 million
Travis Unified School District Financing CorporationState and local governments6$14.8 million
Muroc Joint Unified School DistrictState and local governments6$13.9 million

Counted by the recipient's location. A recipient based in California may carry out the work elsewhere.

Open opportunities under this program

Questions people ask

How much Impact Aid money goes to California?

$490 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 536 awards. California ranks 5th of 52 states and territories for this program.

Who receives Impact Aid money in California?

The largest recipient is San Diego Unified School District, with $84.3 million in 12 awards. Next are Silver Valley Unified School District and Central Union Elementary School District.

Can organizations in California apply now?

Yes, 1 opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov. Federal grants are national, so eligibility depends on the notice, not the state.

Impact Aid in other states

Other large programs in California

All federal grants in California

Amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.