Migrant education program consortium incentive grants

Federal Grant Award Summary

The Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education received a $117,588 formula grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Migrant Education Coordination Program (CFDA 84.144) awarded July 1, 2025, with completion by September 30, 2026. This award provides financial incentives to State Educational Agencies participating in consortia to develop and implement coordinated approaches that improve interstate and intrastate migrant education services. The program addresses the educational needs of migratory children whose schooling is frequently interrupted by geographic mobility, with focus areas including enhancing educational continuity, facilitating credit accrual across jurisdictions, aligning graduation requirements, and supporting language instruction.

The State Board of Education sub-awarded funding to James Madison University (awarded September 25, 2025) for Title I, Part C Migrant Education services, leveraging the university's capacity to support migrant education initiatives at the state level. As Virginia's primary state education agency administering over 60 federal grants totaling approximately $1.2 billion, the Board systematically distributes federal migrant education program funding to local school districts, universities, and non-profit organizations across the Commonwealth to enable targeted service delivery while maintaining state-level oversight and accountability for federal program administration.