Closed - FY2027 NEEDS submission deadline passed September 18, 2026Atlas Opportunity Score 79/100
West Virginia FY2027 NEEDS School Building Funding
The West Virginia School Building Authority is accepting FY2027 NEEDS project submissions from county school systems. Applications are due September 18, 2026. The Authority has not yet published the exact amount available for distribution.
FundingAmount available for FY2027 distribution has not yet been published by the West Virginia School Building Authority.
DeadlineGrant application submissions for FY2027 NEEDS Funding Projects are due Friday, September 18, 2026. The SBA states all documentation must be in the SBA office or postmarked no later than the deadline; no separate clock time or time zone is published. Three copies and any applicable CEFP Amendment documentation are required.
Last verifiedSeptember 19, 2026
Required next actionDo not initiate new-applicant outreach for the FY2027 NEEDS cycle. The authoritative West Virginia School Building Authority submission-deadlines page states that FY2027 NEEDS applications were due Friday, September 18, 2026, with late submittals ineligible. Keep this record out of active publication and monitor the SBA for a future NEEDS cycle before reactivation.
Broad Eligibility
West Virginia county school systems pursuing eligible school facility projects under the School Building Authority's FY2027 NEEDS process. Projects must comply with SBA submission requirements and be included in an approved 2020-2030 CEFP unless the applicant submits the appropriate CEFP Amendment documentation.
Atlas Analysis
FY2027 NEEDS is now closed. The September 18, 2026 submission deadline has passed and the SBA states late submittals are ineligible. N9+ Fit Score remains 5/100 as a historical fit assessment only. Keep the record out of active publication and do not initiate new-applicant outreach for this cycle.
The West Virginia School Building Authority’s FY2027 NEEDS process is the state’s major annual pathway for county school systems seeking support for qualifying school-facility projects. The SBA requires projects to be included in an approved 2020-2030 Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan (CEFP), unless the applicant submits the applicable CEFP amendment documentation.
The SBA has not yet published a single FY2027 award pool or applicant ceiling on its current public deadline page, so Atlas intentionally does not estimate one. Applicants should coordinate project development with the SBA and follow the current submission requirements, including the required project documentation and copies.
Deadline
FY2027 NEEDS applications are due Friday, September 18, 2026. The SBA requires three copies and any applicable CEFP Amendment materials. This is primarily a school-capital program; any school-health component would need to be legitimately embedded in an eligible facility project rather than treated as a stand-alone technology purchase.
Source verificationOfficial government source · sba.wv.govAtlas last verified this record September 19, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
