Closed — October 2, 2026 application deadline passedAtlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Virginia Community Schools Development and Implementation Planning Grant
Virginia school divisions and Communities in Schools affiliates may apply for funding to develop and implement community school initiatives that remove nonacademic barriers to learning and improve student outcomes. The application window closes October 2, 2026.
Funding$7,500,000 FY2027 statewide appropriation; current public VDOE announcement does not state a per-applicant award cap
DeadlineOctober 2, 2026
Last verifiedOctober 7, 2026
Required next actionThe 2026 Virginia Community Schools Development and Implementation Planning Grant application deadline passed on October 2, 2026. Monitor VDOE for award information, implementation updates, and any future Community Schools grant cycle.
Broad Eligibility
Virginia school divisions and Communities in Schools affiliates; supports development and implementation of community-school initiatives that remove nonacademic barriers to learning and improve student outcomes.
Atlas Analysis
Virginia Community Schools Development and Implementation Planning Grant supports school-community models designed to remove nonacademic barriers to learning through coordinated student and family supports. The VDOE community-school framework emphasizes basic needs, emotional and mental health, family and community engagement, and student engagement, with coordination across education, health, social services, workforce, and community partners. Current VDOE materials list applications due October 2, 2026; no closing time or time zone is stated on the public notice.
The Virginia Department of Education has opened the Virginia Community Schools Development and Implementation Planning Grant.
Opportunity
The grant supports community-school initiatives designed to remove nonacademic barriers to learning and improve student outcomes. Virginia’s community-school framework coordinates education, health, social services, workforce, and community partners, creating potential relevance for school-health and access partnerships when supported by the controlling application.
Deadline
October 2, 2026. Applicants access the application through the VDOE Community Schools grant webinar registration process; the webinar is recorded and the application is distributed to registrants.
Eligible applicants
Virginia school divisions and Communities in Schools (CIS) affiliates.
Atlas assessment
This is a strong integrated-support and community-school opportunity with meaningful health, behavioral-health, family, social-service, and workforce partnership potential. A Dr. Miltie/N9+ or QC Healthcare role would need to be tied directly to the applicant’s verified community-school needs and the controlling grant’s allowable costs.
Funding amount: The current accessible VDOE announcement does not state a FY2027 grant pool or applicant award ceiling. Atlas will not substitute prior-year funding as the current award amount.
Source verificationReferenced source · content.govdelivery.comAtlas last verified this record October 7, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
