Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 89/100
Verified 2026-08-31
Virginia Department of Education
Virginia school divisions and eligible partner organizations may apply for 2026-2027 Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers funding to provide high-quality academic enrichment, youth-development, and family-learning opportunities outside the regular school day. Applications are due September 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET. Atlas Opportunity Score: 89/100.
Required next actionRetrieve and review the controlling 2026-2027 RFP application, Guidelines, Instructions and Assurances for award range, allowable costs, match/cost-sharing, scoring, and complete submission requirements. Prioritize joint school-division/community applications serving high-poverty or low-performing schools. Applicant-facing outreach must stop once fewer than 48 hours remain before the September 3, 2026 4:00 PM ET deadline.
Open
Atlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified 2026-08-30
Virginia Department of Education
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.
Required next actionQualify school divisions/CIS affiliates with strong school-health, behavioral-health, family-support, and community-service integration needs.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 86/100
Verified 2026-08-31
Virginia Department of Education
Virginia school divisions may apply for the 2026-2029 Comprehensive Literacy State Development grant to support sustained evidence-based literacy initiatives, including family-engagement literacy resources from birth through Kindergarten entry and the Literacy Improvement Network. Applications are due October 1, 2026 at noon. Atlas Opportunity Score: 86/100.
Required next actionReview the 2026-2027 Literacy Grant Information Guide, full application, budget workbook, and FAQ for current eligible-division criteria, award calculations, allowable costs, and any match/cost-sharing rules. Prioritize division-level applicants with high-need schools and qualifying literacy needs. No N9+ outreach is warranted absent an allowable healthcare or school-health role.
Open
Atlas Opportunity Score 80/100
Verified 2026-08-30
Virginia Department of Education
Virginia school divisions may apply for the 2026-27 Active Learning Grant to support movement-rich learning for pre-K through grade 2, including family engagement, manipulatives, and online platforms. Applications are due September 24, 2026.
Required next actionMaintain on Atlas; qualify only applicants whose proposed use clearly aligns with the controlling Active Learning RFP.
Open
Atlas Opportunity Score 79/100
Verified 2026-08-30
Virginia Department of Education
Virginia schools and school divisions may seek up to $10,000 to develop, expand, or improve outdoor learning spaces tied directly to classroom instruction. Applications are due September 25, 2026.
Required next actionPublish and monitor for amendments; no N9+ outreach recommended under current outdoor-learning-space scope.
Open
Atlas Opportunity Score 76/100
Verified 2026-08-30
Virginia Department of Education
Virginia public school divisions may seek FY2027-FY2028 funding for critical-language teaching positions in Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, and Russian. The current application deadline is September 15, 2026.
Required next actionMonitor for amendments; no N9+ outreach recommended under current teacher-salary-only use.
