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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West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education (Charleston, WV)
For Blue Ridge Community and Technical College and West Virginia University at Parkersburg to implement the West Virginia Ascend program designed to increase student completion rate of postsecondary credentials
Date Awarded: 03/08/2022
Program Area: Education
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $150,000.00
West Virginia Council of Churches (Charleston, WV)
To help local communities build resilience in addressing substance use disorder through education and resource development
Date Awarded: 03/13/2018
Program Area: Health
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $175,000.00
West Virginia Council of Churches (Charleston, WV)
To build capacity of food pantries and the Mountaineer Food Bank in times of disaster
Date Awarded: 06/14/2016
Program Area: Health
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $70,000.00
West Virginia Council of Churches (Charleston, WV)
To strengthen the process of reentry for returning citizens through support from local communities, increasing labor participation, and by discerning areas for public policy reform (over two years)
Date Awarded: 09/12/2019
Program Area: Health
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $200,000.00
West Virginia Council of Churches (Charleston, WV)
For building capacity in faith and local communities to strengthen and build a statewide network that supports foster, adoptive, and kinship care families (over two years)
Date Awarded: 11/06/2019
Program Area: Health
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $289,480.00
West Virginia Council of Churches (Charleston, WV)
To build capacity in the faith-based community to address substance abuse in West Virginia
Date Awarded: 09/15/2015
Program Area: Health
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $100,000.00
West Virginia Council of Churches (Charleston, WV)
For a pilot project to research and test best strategies for providing electricity to food pantries during power outages
Date Awarded: 12/10/2013
Program Area: Health
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $65,000.00
West Virginia Council of Churches (Charleston, WV)
To strengthen community-level support for children and youth in foster, kinship, and adoptive care and their caregivers (payable over two years) [SEE INTERNAL DETAILS]
Date Awarded: 01/28/2020
Program Area: Education
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $100,000.00
West Virginia Council of Churches (Charleston, WV)
To establish foster, adoptive, and kinship care closets to meet the needs of these children and their caregivers during COVID-19
Date Awarded: 06/08/2020
Program Area: Human Services
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $65,000.00
West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History (Charleston, WV)
For the STEAM Power mini-grant program to encourage integration of the Arts and STEM disciplines through school/community partnerships
Date Awarded: 06/14/2022
Program Area: Education
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $128,000.00
West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History (Charleston, WV)
For the STEAM Power mini-grant program that encourages the integration of the Arts and STEM disciplines through school/community partnerships
Date Awarded: 06/13/2023
Program Area: Education
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $120,000.00
West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture, and History (Charleston, WV)
For a STEAM mini-grant program that supports partnerships between schools and community-based arts organizations
Date Awarded: 11/06/2019
Program Area: Education
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $175,000.00
West Virginia Department of Education (Charleston, WV)
To pilot and evaluate new performance assessment instruments for graduates of teacher preparation programs
Date Awarded: 09/09/2014
Program Area: Education
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $100,000.00
West Virginia Department of Education (Charleston, WV)
For an expansion of Communities In Schools, a program that connects human services with schools to improve student wellbeing and academic success
Date Awarded: 09/11/2018
Program Area: Education
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $100,000.00
West Virginia Department of Education (Charleston, WV)
To create a middle school simulated workplace program that enables students to explore careers and make informed high school course selections
Date Awarded: 06/12/2018
Program Area: Education
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $100,000.00
West Virginia Department of Education (Charleston, WV)
To support development of a model food aggregation system to assist in meeting increased market demand created by farm to school and other institutional food purchasing programs
Date Awarded: 06/10/2014
Program Area: Health
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $60,000.00
West Virginia Department of Education (Charleston, WV)
For creation of an online clearinghouse of STEM education resources
Date Awarded: 03/08/2016
Program Area: Education
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $120,000.00
West Virginia Department of Education (Charleston, WV)
To expand the network of industry-sponsored workplace simulators in high schools and career centers
Date Awarded: 03/11/2014
Program Area: Education
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $130,000.00
West Virginia Department of Education (Charleston, WV)
To expand a middle-school simulated workplace program that enables students to explore careers and make informed high school course selections
Date Awarded: 03/10/2020
Program Area: Education
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $100,000.00
West Virginia Department of Education (Charleston, WV)
For the Grow Your Own West Virginia Pathway to Teaching program, an innovative approach to recruiting and retaining West Virginia high school students interested in pursuing a career in teaching (over two years)
Date Awarded: 12/06/2022
Program Area: Education
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $240,000.00