Title i part a basic grants to leas

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the West Virginia Department of Education $43,943,518 in Title I Part A Basic Grants to LEAs funding on July 1, 2026. The grant funds the improvement of teaching and learning in high-poverty schools, with particular emphasis on children failing or most at risk of failing to meet challenging state academic standards. The award runs through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Charleston, West Virginia. The West Virginia Department of Education, operating as the Superintendent of Schools, receives this formula grant as a state educational agency (SEA) and distributes funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) and Indian tribal schools as subgrantees. The program uses four statutory formulas based primarily on Census Bureau estimates of the number of children from low-income families in each LEA and state per pupil expenditures. Schools may implement either targeted assistance programs serving children most at risk of failing to meet academic standards or schoolwide programs benefiting all children in participating schools.