This amendment provides funding to implement the strategic plan to establish and validate the Virginia STEAM Academy, which would be a residential facility designed to foster the educational development of Virginia high school students who are academically talented in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and applied mathematics. It would also serve all schools in the Commonwealth through research and outreach. This funding would be used to establish the leadership team, carry out annual summer residential academies for middle school students, and continue with the buildings and grounds architectural design work.