Closed
Atlas Opportunity Score 89/100
Verified September 1, 2026
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 actionComplete the current VDOE 2026-2027 21st CCLC application, Guidelines, Instructions and Assurances immediately. Confirm school-division co-applicant requirements, target-school priority factors, budget allowability, and all attachments, then email the complete submission to 21stCCLC@doe.virginia.gov by September 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET. Late or incomplete submissions cannot be considered.
Closed — October 2, 2026 application deadline passed
Atlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified October 7, 2026
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 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.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 86/100
Verified September 14, 2026
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 actionComplete the division-level application and Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant Budget Workbook, including required division contacts, federal assurances, administrative requirements, cost principles and programmatic overview, and submit by October 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM (noon). VDOE's current program page lists September 21 information sessions and September 28 office hours, while the downloadable Information Guide still lists September 17 information sessions; verify the current session schedule on the VDOE program page before relying on the guide. No local match is required.
Open
Atlas Opportunity Score 80/100
Verified 2026-09-13
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 actionUse the controlling 2026-2027 VDOE RFP and official Microsoft Form. Confirm division-selected funding category, pre-K through grade 2 population, category-specific allowable costs, required professional development, assessment and sustainability plan before submission by September 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM.
Closed - 2026 application deadline passed September 25, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 79/100
Verified 2026-09-27
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 September 15, 2026
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 actionThe controlling VDOE page still shows September 15, 2026 as the application deadline but does not publish a clock time or time zone. Keep this record out of new applicant outreach and do not publish it as fully verified under the current Atlas verification rule unless VDOE supplies the exact cutoff. No N9+ outreach is recommended because allowable use remains limited to eligible teaching-position salary and benefits.
Closed
Atlas Opportunity Score 76/100
Verified September 19, 2026
Virginia Department of Education
Virginia schools may request up to $5,000 per STEM+C competition team, with up to two funded teams and a $10,000 maximum per division for the 2026-27 academic year. Applications are due September 18, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.; VDOE does not separately state a time zone on the controlling page.
Required next actionCLOSED. The authoritative Virginia Department of Education STEM page states completed applications were due no later than September 18, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. The deadline has passed. Do not initiate or send new applicant outreach for this cycle. Preserve the record for audit/history and revisit only if VDOE authoritatively reopens or announces a new cycle.
Draft — failed hard healthcare-scope gate
Atlas Opportunity Score 72/100
Verified September 11, 2026
Virginia Department of Education
Virginia school divisions, public higher-education teacher preparation programs, and nonprofits may seek up to $10,000 for licensure test-fee and tutoring assistance for provisionally licensed teachers. Applications are due September 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET.
Required next actionDo not publish or create CRM/WorkDrive pursuit records unless a controlling source documents a direct healthcare or school-health objective. Current verified scope is generic teacher licensure assessment-fee and tutoring assistance, not healthcare workforce funding or school-health services.
