Grants Awarded
As indicated, users may search by Program Area, State, or Year of Authorization. In addition, by entering a term in the criteria field, the search will return grants with that term in either the organization name or city fields.
Grant seekers are reminded that the emphasis of the Foundation’s grants program evolves over time and that prior grants may not be indicative of the Foundation’s future program emphasis.
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Natural Capital Investment Fund, Inc. (Charles Town, WV)
As matching funds for a U.S. Economic Development Administration CARES Act grant to deploy emergency loans and technical assistance to businesses and nonprofit enterprises impacted by COVID-19 (over three years)
Date Awarded: 12/08/2020
Program Area: Economic Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $300,000.00
Natural Capital Investment Fund, Inc. (Shepherdstown, VA)
For outreach and capital to support the growth of business in economically distressed areas of West Virginia
Date Awarded: 12/12/2017
Program Area: Economic Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $250,000.00
Natural Capital Investment Fund, Inc. (Shepherdstown, WV)
To support commercial real estate redevelopment projects through targeted technical assistance, predevelopment services and financing (over three years)
Date Awarded: 06/12/2018
Program Area: Economic Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $345,000.00
Nazareth Farm, Inc. (Salem, WV)
For administrative expenses relating to a capital campaign to raise funds to support physical improvements which facilitate a volunteer home improvement program
Date Awarded: 03/09/2021
Program Area: Community Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $50,000.00
Neighborhood Allies, Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA)
For an Opportunity Zone learning event to explore the greater Pittsburgh region-specific opportunities that can benefit communities, businesses, and investors
Date Awarded: 10/21/2019
Program Area: Economic Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $10,000.00
Neighborhood Community Development Fund (Pittsburgh, PA)
To increase access to capital, and technical support for minority-owned businesses, and to help build long-term resiliency for Pittsburgh’s Northside Community
Date Awarded: 06/13/2023
Program Area: Economic Development
Region Served: Pennsylvania
Amount Awarded: $25,000.00
New America (Washington, DC)
To co-host a series of events that elevate connections between the humanities and smarter, responsible, inclusive uses of technology
Date Awarded: 03/12/2019
Program Area: Education
Region Served: Pennsylvania
Amount Awarded: $100,000.00
New Appalachian Farm and Research Center Inc (Rock Cave, WV)
For development of a farm to school transition plan based on regional supply chain systems (Original grant amount of $27,100; refund of $9,611.90 received 8/7/2017. Completed their project and did not require the entire grant which was awarded.)
Date Awarded: 06/14/2016
Program Area: Economic Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $17,488.10
New Appalachian Farm and Research Center Inc (Rock Cave, WV)
To support strategies to increase the supply of West Virginia food products to schools, and to promote a food hub for regional product aggregation and distribution
Date Awarded: 06/10/2013
Program Area: Economic Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $160,000.00
New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (Beckley, WV)
For marketing and recruitment of participants for regional entrepreneurship support centers in southern West Virginia to accelerate business development in a nine-county region
Date Awarded: 12/08/2015
Program Area: Economic Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $166,000.00
New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (Beckley, WV)
To support the implementation of a contactless loan application portal
Date Awarded: 05/14/2020
Program Area: Community Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $12,000.00
New River Gorge Trail Alliance, Inc. (Fayetteville, WV)
To engage trail stakeholders and advocates in a statewide trail summit to explore the development of a statewide trail strategy
Date Awarded: 03/10/2020
Program Area: Economic Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $65,000.00
New Roots Community Farm (Fayetteville, WV)
To facilitate planning for livestock production, demonstration operations, and programming to better support viable, diversified, small-farm enterprises in the New River Gorge region
Date Awarded: 03/07/2023
Program Area: Economic Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $50,000.00
New Roots Community Farm (Fayetteville, WV)
To expand market opportunities and increase sales for regional food and farm businesses by strengthening retail markets, mapping procurement opportunities, and developing a new facility
Date Awarded: 09/09/2025
Program Area: Community and Economic Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $75,000.00
New Vision Renewable Energy (Philippi, WV)
To address housing, training, employment, and wraparound social services for young men through the New Vision Next Gen employment and ecosystem development project (over three years)
Date Awarded: 06/13/2023
Program Area: Human Services
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $210,000.00
Nicholas County Community Foundation, Inc. (Summersville, WV)
For the 2024 West Virginia Rural Partners Network Federal Partner Forum
Date Awarded: 05/30/2024
Program Area: Community and Economic Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $5,000.00
Nicholas County Community Foundation, Inc. (Summersville, WV)
Capacity-building for the nonprofit organizations in Nicholas County, providing networking, training, education, and collaboration, with the leadership and guidance of the Nicholas County Community Foundation
Date Awarded: 01/23/2025
Program Area: Community and Economic Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $10,000.00
Nicholas County Empowerment Corporation, Inc. (dba Starting Points) (Richwood, WV)
To administer funds that will enable Five Rivers Cooperative to pilot an Agricultural Certification course in collaboration with New River Community and Technical College and WorkforceWV
Date Awarded: 11/06/2023
Program Area: Economic Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $15,000.00
Nicholas County Schools (Summersville, WV)
For ArtCart to provide arts education to five rural West Virginia counties, enhancing creativity, emotional expression, and community engagement
Date Awarded: 06/17/2025
Program Area: Education
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $75,000.00
Nitro History & Wars Museum (Nitro, WV)
To establish the “West Virginia Historic Marker Program” in the City of Nitro, highlighting the city’s historic past in the building of Explosives Plant C in 1917-1918
Date Awarded: 06/11/2024
Program Area: Arts
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $20,000.00