Student support and academic enrichment grants

The West Virginia Department of Education received an $8.6 million Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424) effective July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award supports the state's capacity to deliver comprehensive educational services across three primary service categories: providing students access to well-rounded education; improving school conditions for student learning; and enhancing technology utilization to advance academic achievement and digital literacy. Supported activities encompass academic enrichment programs, professional development for educators, technology infrastructure upgrades, school safety initiatives, and mental health support services.

As the state educational agency and primary recipient, the West Virginia Department of Education distributed these funds as pass-through grants to 40+ county and local school boards throughout the state, including major sub-awardees such as Kanawha County School District, Cabell County Board of Education, and Monongalia County Board of Education. Sub-grantees utilized funding to provide direct instructional services, social-emotional learning supports, classroom instruction personnel, technology improvements, teacher professional development, career and technical education programs, and school safety enhancements. The sub-awards, issued between September 2025 and February 2026, enabled local educational agencies to implement approved plans addressing student achievement, educator effectiveness, well-rounded educational opportunities, and improved school conditions for learning across West Virginia's K-12 public school system.