State assessments formula grants

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education $8.366 million on July 1, 2026, under the Grants for State Assessments and Related Activities program (CFDA 84.369), a formula grant for developing and administering high-quality assessments required by Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

The Board will use funding to support assessment development and administration activities through September 30, 2027. Performance occurs at the Board's Richmond, Virginia facility, where the Board coordinates statewide assessment implementation across Virginia's K-12 public education system. As the primary state education agency, the Board systematically sub-awards portions of federal assessments and related educational grants to local school districts, universities, nonprofit organizations, and other educational entities statewide while maintaining state-level oversight and accountability.

The Board has demonstrated substantial capacity managing federal educational assessment programs, including a current ten-year contract with the Institute of Education Sciences through March 2035 to serve as NAEP State Coordinator for Virginia. The Board administers over sixty prime federal grant awards totaling approximately $1.2 billion across major programs including Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Special Education Grants to States, Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants, and Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants, in addition to child nutrition and early childhood development funding.