When Fort Belvoir Elementary School opens in 2016, an expanded campus will provide a base institution for all school-aged children of Fort Belvoir families. The expansion includes 20 general education classrooms, bringing the population capacity to 1,594 students, according to a release from Fairfax County Public Schools.

Members of the School Board, other elected officials and Fort Belvoir Garrison Commander Col. Michelle Mitchell held a formal ground-breaking in the morning on Sept. 28.

The U.S. Department of Defense has provided $23,798,603 in grant money for the construction, in addition to $5,949,651 in non-matching funds.