A few months ago, Google announced a $13 billion U.S. expansion plan, that included some incentives for Northern Virginia.

The tech giant is now making good on that promise by confirming its plans to invest $600 million more into Loudoun County. This investment includes two new data centers and grants for STEM education, bringing its total investment in Virginia to $1.2 billion.

A majority of the funds will go toward building new data center sites. One data center will be built in Virginia’s Arcola Center, a mixed-use development, and the other in Stonewall Business Park, a campus of high-security uses and facilities. The $200, 000 educational grant was split between local nonprofits, the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties and the Loudoun Education Foundation. The grants were awarded to support STEM education in Virginia, including teacher training, special programs and teaching materials, a press release states.

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