Virginia FY2027-FY2028 Critical National Security Languages (CNSL) Grant

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.

Funding$250,000 statewide in FY2027 and $250,000 statewide in FY2028; per-applicant ceiling not stated as a fixed dollar amount

DeadlineSeptember 15, 2026

Last verifiedSeptember 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 Keep this record out of new applicant outreach and do not publish it as fully verified under the current Atlas verification rule unless VDOE supplies the exact cutoff.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.

Broad Eligibility

Virginia public school divisions offering one or more qualifying critical-language courses in Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Korean, or Russian.

Atlas Analysis

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has opened the FY2027-FY2028 Critical National Security Languages (CNSL) competitive grant program for Virginia public school divisions.

Opportunity

The program supports public school divisions that provide one or more courses in critical foreign languages identified by the National Security Language Initiative for Youth. For the current cycle, eligible languages are Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Korean, and Russian.

Funding

Virginia appropriated $250,000 for FY2027 and $250,000 for FY2028 statewide. Individual awards are limited to an annual amount sufficient to support one or more full-time-equivalent teaching positions for eligible critical-language courses. VDOE does not publish a simple per-applicant dollar ceiling on the public program page.

Deadline

September 15, 2026. The application period opened August 13, 2026. VDOE expects status notifications by October 15, 2026.

Eligible applicants

Virginia public school divisions providing one or more qualifying critical-language courses.

Allowable use and match

Funds may support salary and benefits for eligible FTE teaching positions in qualifying languages. No local match is required. Grant funding may not supplant funding already committed to the project.

Atlas assessment

This is a verified open K-12 education opportunity and is included in Atlas for complete school-funding coverage. Direct Dr. Miltie N9+ relevance is low because the controlling use is teacher salary and benefits rather than healthcare delivery, school health, telehealth, or technology procurement. Atlas therefore does not recommend N9+ applicant outreach unless a future amendment materially broadens allowable uses.