Rural and low-income schools

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the West Virginia Department of Education $2,178,389 in formula grant funding on July 1, 2026, under the Rural Education program (CFDA 84.358) to provide financial assistance supporting activities that improve the quality of teaching and learning in rural schools.

The award covers the period of performance from July 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Charleston, West Virginia. As a state educational agency, WVDOE administers the Rural Education Achievement Program's Rural Low-Income Schools (RLIS) component by distributing funds to eligible local educational agencies within the state on a formula or competitive basis. Under RLIS, local educational agencies qualify for sub-awards only if at least 20 percent of school children ages 5–17 in the LEA come from families with incomes below the poverty line and all schools served by the LEA are designated with specific school locale codes reflecting rural status under the National Center for Education Statistics methodology in place at the time of the Every Student Succeeds Act's enactment.