The Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education received a $29,971,079 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Stabilization Fund (CFDA 84.425) program. The grant period runs from January 8, 2021 through September 30, 2022 and will provide funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic through the Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund. Specifically, the grant will support state-level efforts to address educational disruptions caused by the pandemic and ensure continued learning for Virginia K-12 students during this period through September 2022.