Mountain State Spotlight, Inc. Archive

For Mountain State Spotlight online news outlet to: engage with communities, enhance local journalism, and access to information, to increase the ability of West Virginians to collaborate for positive change

To assist 70 low-income homeowners with housing rehabilitation through volunteer workcamp groups

For the sixth annual Summer Policy Institute

To support the costs of identification, preparation, and submission of high-quality funding proposals for priority projects and to measure performance indicators for the Mon Forest Towns Initiative (over two years)

For administrative expenses relating to a capital campaign to raise funds to support physical improvements which facilitate a volunteer home improvement program

To support development and resilience among West Virginia nonprofits dealing with organizational impacts of COVID-19

To support the 25 communities in the Create Your State network to adopt creative, artistic, and cultural activities to help citizens deal with stress of COVID-19

To provide coaching and technical assistance to organizations as they submit and administer federal grants through the Appalachian Regional Commission’s POWER program

For scaling programs and strategies to catalyze the West Virginia community development system to respond to COVID-19

To support the Appalachia Funders Network in connecting and convening funders for COVID-19 responses, learning, analysis, and collaboration; increasing investments in the region; and supporting sector-focused groups