West Virginia State Parks Foundation Archive

To build organizational capacity and awareness of the importance of West Virginia State Parks

To engage West Virginia’s young adults in workshops, outreach, networking and service projects that inspire them to explore career pathways and support the growing outdoor recreation economy, embracing national parks as Appalachia’s backyard

For startup funding to support an early intervention speech-language pathologist to reduce wait lists, support underserved children, and contribute to sustainable clinic growth and development

To build clinic sustainability and capacity by hiring a medical biller/coder to maximize Medicaid reimbursements, equipping a multiuse group therapy room, and supporting counselor retention to expand care

To expand outdoor education along the Rivers to Ridges Heritage Trail in order to boost community engagement and regional tourism in southwestern West Virginia

For the STEAM Power WV grant initiative, which encourages integration of arts and STEM disciplines in West Virginia schools and communities through funding of innovative, hands-on, educational projects for preK-12 students

To expand rural community capacity to grow cultural tourism and regional development along the West Virginia Mine Wars Trail (over two years)

To expand programming and boost nonprofit resilience and resource growth by deepening statewide connections, launching new capacity-building efforts, and releasing data related to challenges and opportunities facing the sector

To support workforce recruitment and retention challenges for rural health organizations in West Virginia, the development of a state-wide rural health conference, and to provide technical assistance for Rural Health Clinics

To offer the West Virginia University Tobacco Treatment Training Program for providers to earn credentials in evidence-based pharmacological and counseling interventions to assist clients in tobacco abstinence (project over two years)