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West Virginia American Water Hands Out Grants

West Virginia American Water announced Thursday they’re doling out grants to six community organizations.The grants are part of West Virginia American…

West Virginia American Water announced Thursday they’re doling out grants to six community organizations.

The grants are part of West Virginia American Water’s 2015 Environmental Grant program. It’s a program designed to help innovative, community-based environmental projects that improve, restore or protect watersheds, surface water or groundwater supplies.

A committee of seven West Virginia American Water representatives reviewed the entry applications and selected 6 winners. The six organizations received various amounts totaling $10,000. The winners were the Coal River Group, Friends of Blackwater, Morris Creek Watershed Association, Shady Spring Elementary School, Southern Appalachian Labor School and Valley High School.

As part of an earth day celebration, West Virginia American Water will present the winners with checks on Wednesday April 22. 

West Virginia Agencies Adding More Art Funding

State officials are adding more funding for grants for West Virginia artists and arts organizations.The West Virginia Division of Culture and History and…

  State officials are adding more funding for grants for West Virginia artists and arts organizations.

The West Virginia Division of Culture and History and the West Virginia Commission on the Arts said they are adding a second funding cycle for professional development grants.

The program gives funding to artists interested in taking their artistic skills to the next level and nonprofit arts organizations interested in expanding programs that support artists.

The program awards artists up to $2,500 for new equipment, workshops, apprenticeships and more. Nonprofit arts organizations can apply for up to $5,000.

Applications will be accepted through Oct. 1.

W.Va. Universities Receive STEM Grants for Minority Students

West Virginia University and two other institutions of higher learning in the state will share in a $2.5 million grant to attract, retain and graduate…

West Virginia University and two other institutions of higher learning in the state will share in a $2.5 million grant to attract, retain and graduate underrepresented students in so-called STEM studies.

STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics, all fields of study that have lagged when it comes to minority student representation.
 
The five-year grant is from the National Science Foundation. It establishes a nine-university alliance to achieve the goal of attracting more minority students into STEM studies.
 
Among the alliance schools in the state are West Virginia State University and Marshall University.
 
The grant will fund programs and initiatives at member institutions to increase diversity in STEM fields.
 

Two W.Va. Humanities Projects Awarded Grants

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded grants to two humanities projects in West Virginia.

West Virginia University Research Corporation received a $59,973 grant to develop a search engine for electronic literature. The search engine would link nine international research centers’ databases.
 
West Virginia University received a $6,000 summer stipend grant for a project called “Black Litigants: Rethinking Race and Power in the American South, 1820-1860.”
 
The National Endowment for the Humanities announced the grants Thursday.

W.Va. to Get Funding for Low-Performing Schools

West Virginia will receive $3.2 million in federal funding for continued efforts to help low-performing schools.
 
     The U.S. Department of Education announced more than $38 million in school improvement grants for West Virginia and five other states Friday. Education agencies in each state will dole out the funding to districts that demonstrate the greatest need for the funds.
 
     West Virginia Department of Education spokeswoman Liza Cordeiro says 25 schools in 18 West Virginia counties are eligible to apply. She says schools would be able to use the funding on such things as parent and community activities, consultants, hiring staff or professional development for staff to improve student achievement.
 

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