School Building Authority

What School Building Authority does

The School Building Authority of West Virginia (SBA) is a state government agency established under West Virginia Code §18-9D to administer K-12 public school construction funding across all 55 West Virginia counties. Operating from a single headquarters in Charleston, WV with a 7-person staff led by Executive Director Andy Neptune, the SBA functions as the exclusive state-level conduit between legislative appropriations and county boards of education for school capital projects. Its core deliverables are seven grant programs — School Construction Needs Grants, Major Improvement Project (MIP) Grants ($50K-$1M), Multi-County/Statewide Grants, Emergency Grants (up to $2M for Acts of God), Distressed County Emergency Funds, School Access Safety Plan Funds, and Needs Reserve Grants (up to $500K) — supplemented by technical services including Comprehensive Educational Facilities Planning (CEFP), architectural and engineering procurement oversight, construction management, clerk-of-the-works monitoring on projects above $750K, requisition processing, bidding administration, and project closeout.

The SBA is governed by appointed Authority Members, falls under the oversight of the Governor and West Virginia Legislature, and partners institutionally with the WV Board of Education and WV Department of Education. Capital is sourced through legislative appropriations (notably a historic $10M base-budget increase) and tax-exempt bond issuance, with new-money and refunding bonds underwritten by a 2022-2027 Senior Managing Underwriter pool comprising Bank of America, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, and Wells Fargo, plus co-managers Huntington Securities and Loop Capital, with Jackson Kelly PLLC as Bond Counsel. Recipients are exclusively public-sector entities: 55 county boards of education, career technical centers, and — newly as of June 2026 — West Virginia public charter schools. The December 2025 FY2026 NEEDS funding meeting alone awarded approximately $49M across 12 counties, and the SBA also disbursed $4M for the Inwood Early Learning Academy groundbreaking in Berkeley County.

The business model is grant administration, not commercial revenue generation: the SBA does not sell a product, charge a fee, or hold commercial customers. Funding flows from the state to county LEAs through a structured application process — preliminary submissions, CEFP inclusion, grant applications, and presentations to Authority members — followed by reimbursement-based requisition processing against approved projects. All marketing and stakeholder engagement occurs through the official website (sba.wv.gov), quarterly Authority meetings, superintendent interview meetings, and grant-deadline communications. Technology is intentionally minimal; core systems are described as not applicable, with no AI, API, SDK, or proprietary platform components evidenced.

Name

School Building Authority

Legal name

School Building Authority of West Virginia

Website

https://sba.wv.gov

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The School Building Authority of West Virginia is a state government agency that administers K-12 school construction grants (Needs, MIP, Multi-County, Emergency, Safety) to all 55 county boards of education, charter schools, and career technical centers across West Virginia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government K-12 School Construction Funding

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Education Authorities & Municipal Education Offices (EDADABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

District Finance, Budgeting & Procurement Offices (EDADABAG), Elected School Boards & Governance Councils (EDADABAE)

Keywords

• School construction funding
• K-12 facility grants
• Government grant administration
• Educational facilities planning
• Public school capital projects

Headquarters

HQ city

Charleston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. State Appropriations and Legislative Funding: The SBA operates as a state government agency funded through legislative appropriations. Funding is distributed to county boards of education through various grant programs including Needs Grants, MIP Grants, Multi-County/Statewide Grants, Emergency Grants, and School Access Safety Plan Funds.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The School Building Authority of West Virginia is a state government agency that provides grant funding and administrative oversight for K-12 public school construction, major renovation, and improvement projects across all 55 West Virginia counties. Its core offerings are state-funded grant programs — including Needs Grants, Major Improvement Project (MIP) Grants, Multi-County/Statewide Grants, Emergency Grants, Distressed County Emergency Funds, School Access Safety Plan Funds, and Needs Reserve Grants — paired with technical services such as Comprehensive Educational Facilities Planning, architect/engineer procurement guidance, construction management oversight, and requisition processing for county boards of education.

Product overview

The School Building Authority of West Virginia is a government agency that provides a portfolio of grant programs and administrative services for K-12 school construction. The core offerings include School Construction Needs Grant Funds (major capital improvements), Major Improvement Project (MIP) Grant Funds ($50K-$1M facility improvements), Multi-County/Statewide Grant Funds (regional/statewide projects), Emergency Grant Funds (disaster recovery), Distressed County Emergency Funds, and School Access Safety Plan Funds. Supporting services include Comprehensive Educational Facilities Planning (CEFP), Architect/Engineer procurement, Construction Management, Clerk-of-the-Works oversight, Requisition Processing, Bidding Administration, and Project Closeout Procedures. These programs collectively assist county boards of education with funding and oversight of West Virginia's K-12 school construction program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• School Construction Needs Grant Funds
• Major Improvement Project (MIP) Grant Funds
• Multi-County/Statewide Grant Funds
• Emergency Grant Funds
• Distressed County Emergency Funds
• School Access Safety Plan Funds
• Needs Reserve Grants
• Comprehensive Educational Facilities Planning (CEFP)
• Construction Management Services
• Clerk-of-the-Works Services
• Requisition Processing Services
• Bidding Administration Services
• Project Closeout Procedures

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• West Virginia Board of EducationcoreOthersThe WVBE has policies affecting school design and construction. SBA projects require WVBE approval for CEFP amendments and certain funding decisions.
• West Virginia Department of EducationcoreOthersThe WVDE's Office of School Facilities & Transportation works with SBA on project reviews and facilities planning. SBA requires WVDE review for compliance with policies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Indiana Division of School Building Construction: Indiana's state-level body that reviews and approves K-12 school construction projects and related bond issuances. Functionally parallel peer with county-district project review authority.
• Ohio Facilities Construction Commission: Ohio's state agency responsible for administering K-12 school construction and capital improvement funding. Most direct analog to SBA — same function, peer-state jurisdiction, comparable grant programs.
• Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority: Pennsylvania state authority with similar K-12 construction financing role. Comparable function with overlapping bond issuance and county-district funding distribution mechanics.
• Maryland Public School Facilities Authority: Maryland state authority that supports K-12 school construction planning and funding. Adjacent regional peer with parallel grant administration and architectural review responsibilities.
• Kentucky School Facilities Construction Commission: Kentucky state body that funds and oversees K-12 school facility construction. Shares Appalachian/coal-state context with West Virginia and operates a similar grant-based capital deployment model.

Broad incumbents

• Connecticut State Department of Education - School Facilities: Connecticut administers K-12 school construction grant programs through its state education department. Peer with similar capital deployment function embedded in a broader state education structure.
• New Jersey Schools Development Authority: New Jersey's school construction authority with a significantly larger mandate and direct construction execution capability. Broader incumbent offering design-build and capital project delivery beyond pure grant administration.
• Tennessee State Building Commission: Tennessee's state building commission reviews and approves capital projects including K-12 facilities. Adjacent incumbent with a wider mandate covering all state buildings rather than K-12 specialization.
• Virginia Department of Education - School Facilities: Virginia's K-12 facilities oversight functions sit within the state Department of Education. Broader state education agency where facilities planning is one program area among many, contrasting SBA's dedicated authority model.

Others

• West Virginia Department of Education: Sister state agency that collaborates with SBA on project review and policy compliance through its Office of School Facilities & Transportation. Ecosystem partner rather than direct competitor, sharing overlapping K-12 facility oversight responsibilities within West Virginia.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/school-building-authority

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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