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Henrico County Public Schools will receive nearly $9.3 million in funding from the federal CARES Act, state Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane announced today.
In total, Virginia public school systems will receive $214.7 million in federal funding under the act. The emergency legislation was approved by Congress and signed into law March 27. The state’s Department of Education will receive about $23.9 million to help expand distance learning by increasing access to technology and through the development of resources for students, families and educators.
Amounts granted to each division in the state are based on the same formula used to allocate funding for schools under Title I of the Every Student Succeeds Act.
“The CARES Act funding will enable our schools to move forward with initiatives to address gaps and inequities that have been brought into clear focus as a result of COVID-19,” Lane said. “The emergency funding will also sustain the ongoing efforts of school divisions to keep students connected with learning while schools are closed, and respond to their emotional and mental health needs.”
The CARES Act gives local school divisions wide latitude in how they spend their allocations. Approved uses for the funding include, but are not limited to the following:
• Services and expenses directly related to the pandemic, such as cleaning of schools and other facilities;
• expenses related to providing extended learning opportunities, including summer and after-school programs;
• instructional and support services for economically disadvantaged students, students with disabilities, homeless students, migrant students, students in foster care, and racial and ethnic minority students;
• expenses related to expanding and improving distance learning options for all students;
• mental health services; and
• career and technical education.
Henrico will receive the sixth-highest amount of funding in the state through the act.
