234 schools will benefit from the move.
Just under €3m will be spent in midlands schools in an effort to address the digital divide in rural Ireland.
234 primary and secondary schools in the region will benefit.
The funding is part of the government's €50m National Recovery and Resilience Plan, with the size of the grant calculated based on the number of pupils enrolled in the school.
Westmeath is set for the most significant level of funding with over €1m allocated.
€679,351 of that will go towards development in 77 primary schools and €384,013 for improvements to 13 secondary schools.
Education facilities in Offaly will be increased to the tune of 929,450 euro, spread across 79 schools in total.
It's a very similar figure in Laois where €925,600 is being split.
€630,000 to 65 primary schools and €295,600 for systems in second level schools.
The money will be used on digital infrastructure for pupils.
Breakdown in full:
Westmeath - €1,063,364
Laois - €925,599
Offaly - €929,457
Total - €2,918,429
Calls Grow For 24 Hour Garda Station In Edenderry After Arson Attack
Appeal Date Set For Jozef Puska Over Murder Of Ashling Murphy
Offaly Town Demands Meeting With Garda Commissioner And Justice Minister
Ireland’s First Kidney Pancreas Transplant Recipient Dies Aged 68
Quality Of Life To Drive Offaly’s Appeal For Foreign Investment - Anna Marie Delaney
Hundreds Of Mourners Gather For Tadgh Farrell's Funeral
Dancing With The Stars ‘A Once In A Lifetime Opportunity’ - Rose Of Tralee
Uisce Éireann To Submit €6b Water Project Plan
Pedestrian Killed In Midlands Crash
Gardai Arrest Four Men Over Laois Prison Assault
Maura Higgins Set For Traitors US
Man Taken To Hospital Following Alleged Westmeath Assault
Osteoarthritis Programme Launched At Midlands Hospital
Laois County Fire And Rescue Service Welcomes Two New Fire Appliances
Offaly TD Welcomes New IDA Ireland Investment
Gardai Conduct House Searches In Connection With Offaly Arson Attack
Funeral For Offaly Arson Attack Victim To Be Held Today
Emergency Services At Scene Of Offaly Crash
Tadgh Farrell’s Father Denied Compassionate Bail To Attend Son’s Funeral