
Northam aannounces 2018 Specialty Crop Block Grants for Virginia
Governor Ralph Northam has announced an award of $556,321 in grant funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for ten Virginia agriculture-related projects.

Governor Ralph Northam has announced an award of $556,321 in grant funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for ten Virginia agriculture-related projects.

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Virginia Tech a $3 million grant for research on electric vehicle charging infrastructure cybersecurity as part of a larger $80 million investment by the department on advanced technologies research.

Three Radford University School of Teacher Education and Leadership faculty members have been awarded a grant from the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities.

Carolyn Copenheaver, associate professor of forest ecology in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment, has been honored with the 2018 Carl Alwin Schenck Award from the Society of American Foresters.

State Forester Robert W. Farrell recognized the Matthews Foundation Board of Trustees on Oct. 3 as recipients of the Crown Award.

Virginia will participate in a pilot program that provides a complimentary breakfast to students at five of Virginia’s ACT test centers. On Saturday, October 27, students taking the ACT in Gretna, Harrisonburg, Martinsville, Springfield, and Tazewell will be offered a healthy breakfast before the test.

Gov. Ralph Northam has recognized eight Virginia schools—seven public and one private—named as National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced this week that $869,508 has been awarded to the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety (VCSCS), housed within the Department of Criminal Justice Services.

Virginia Tech’s Center for Geospatial Information Technology has been working to improve informational databases across service lines of the Virginia Department of Veterans Services.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services encourarges everyone in the commonwealth to celebrate Virginia Farm-to-School Week, October 1-5.
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