Grants for Individuals

Awards of $1,000 to Virginia K-12 teachers to recognize extraordinary contributions to financial and economic education. The purpose of the program is to honor educators who have used innovative techniques to improve their students' understanding of economics and ...

Grants of up to $1,000 to West Virginia public school educators in eligible areas to purchase supplies for their classrooms. These funds can be used to purchase music, art, library, and technology equipment as well as other projects created to engage children beyo...

Grants to Virginia large animal veterinarians to increase their availability and capacity to provide services. Funding is intended for equipment and supplies, mobile units, travel expenses, and more that will ensure the continuity of services for horses, poultry, ...

Grants to West Virginia teaching artists and apprentices for folk arts apprenticeships. Funding is intended for partnerships to teach traditional arts in a wide range of disciplines, including dance, music, craft, storytelling, and foodways. Both the teaching arti...

Awards of $250 to Virginia elementary and secondary school teachers to recognize excellence in conservation education. The awards are intended to acknowledge projects that demonstrate originality, scope, and concern in incorporating the conservation and protection...

Grants of up to $500 to West Virginia public school educators in eligible areas to purchase supplies for their classrooms. Funding is intended for materials for special projects, classroom resources, and support for programs not covered by school budgets or other ...

Prize of $1,000 to a Virginia poet in recognition of outstanding works of poetry. The recipient of the award must be a poet born or living in Virginia or a past long-term resident. One submission will be selected to receive the prize and will be published in the o...

Grants of up to $5,000 to West Virginia family physicians and researchers affiliated with residency programs and family practice organizations, departments, and offices for projects related to family practice medicine. Funding is intended to cover direct expenses ...

Grants to Ohio and West Virginia individuals for initiatives to benefit medical patients in eligible locations. Applicants must represent or be employed by a department, program, service line, or clinical area within the funding source's system. Grants must be for...

Grants to Virginia building owners to carry out facade and/or landscaping improvements to properties in eligible locations. Improvements can include painting, lighting, awnings, replacing sidewalk, accessibility improvements, and more. Eligible properties are loca...

Grants to Virginia individual artists in eligible locations to support the development and creation of new work. Eligible art forms include literature, visual arts, native/indigenous arts, performing arts, folk arts, digital, and film/video. All grantees must resi...

Grants of up to $1,500 to Virginia individuals and arts organizations for professional development opportunities and art education experiences that benefit the local community in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support local artists, art educators, and ...

Grants of up to $1,500 to Virginia artists and arts organizations in eligible areas for the advancement of their creative skills. Funding will be awarded to provide opportunities for planning and carrying out short-term projects. The projects are intended to widen...

Opportunity for West Virginia high school students to participate in an educational leadership program in Washington, DC, and receive a $12,500 college scholarship. Applicants must be nominated by their school prior to submitting an application. Participating yout...

Grants of up to $750 to West Virginia PreK-12 educators for projects to enhance the education of students in eligible counties. Funding may be used for classroom resources, special projects, and materials that are not provided by other sources, including the schoo...

Grants to Virginia commercial fishermen for initiatives to safeguard the state's fishing resources. Funding is intended for activities within the following focus areas: environmental pilot studies regarding fishery habitats, seafood technology, aquaculture, and ma...

Opportunity for Virginia qualifying high school juniors and seniors to participate in an education and leadership program that will encourage pursuit of a public service career. Selected participants will receive a $12,500 college scholarship for undergraduate stu...

Grants to West Virginia nonprofit and for-profit organizations, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals to conserve, protect, and restore significant buildings and properties. Funding is intended to promote the preservation, rehabilitation, ...

Grants of up to $5,000 to West Virginia artists to enhance artistic skills and promote career development. Funding is intended to support individual artists in improving or expanding their work by gaining the skills and support they need to develop a thriving arts...

Grant of up to $40,000 to a West Virginia faculty at institutions of higher education to foster increased interest in science, math, engineering, and technology fields. Funding is intended to improve programs for undergraduate students through laboratory renovatio...

Grants of up to $20,000 to West Virginia faculty members at institutions of higher education for the purchase of modern equipment that will improve interest in science, math, technology, and engineering disciplines. Funding is intended for the acquisition of instr...

Grants of up to $5,000 to West Virginia folk artists for professional development and the creation of new works. Funding is intended for a wide range of projects, including participation in professional development opportunities, advanced study with a mentor, and ...

Grants of up to $500 to Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC florists for professional development opportunities. Funding is intended to allow retail floral owners to continue their education through in-person industry events, community courses, or webinar class...

Grants of up to $7,500 to West Virginia artists to implement creative arts projects that benefit older adults. Funding is intended for projects that provide sequential programming to the same group of adults. Projects may involve literary, media, visual, or perfor...

Grants to Virginia educators in eligible locations for projects to enhance student learning and classroom success. The purpose of funding is to make an impactful difference in the education of young people by encouraging creativity, curiosity, and success in the c...

Awards to Virginia school personnel to recognize exceptional contributions to quality PreK-12 education. The award is intended to honor school staff in a range of positions, including but not limited to administrators, security personnel, skilled trade professiona...

Grants of up to $500 to Virginia PK-12 educators and parent organizations for agricultural education projects. Funding is intended to help students gain an appreciation for where food comes from. Grant projects may address topics such as learning gardens, STEM int...

Grants to Virginia public school teachers for training opportunities and activities to benefit students in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support professional development for teachers and character development for public elementary, middle, and high sc...

Grants of up to $10,000 to Virginia teachers in eligible locations for professional development projects. Funding is intended to support activities that improve the quality of education of local students. Requests may include activities to expand teaching skills a...

Grants of up to $10,000 to Virginia teachers for classroom resources and professional development activities in eligible locations. Funding is intended for programs that create lasting benefits and impact students. Successful proposals are innovative, based on sol...

Grants to Virginia librarians and library media specialists for programs that provide inclusive and equitable learning opportunities. Funding is intended to support students with a broad range of abilities, communities, backgrounds, and learning styles. Grants are...

Sponsorships to West Virginia individuals and teams in eligible locations to promote tourism and athletic events. Funding is intended to support recreational sports such as skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, and other competitions that offer a brand awareness ...

Grants of up to $500 to Virginia artists to support their creative practice. Funding is intended to support a wide range of activities to improve the applicant's career or practice, including but not limited to professional development, self-promotion, equipment p...

Fellowships to Virginia artists and students at institutions of higher education for career advancement and education in the arts. The fellowships are intended for studies within a range of disciplines, including drawing, crafts, film, painting, sculpture, printma...

Grants to Virginia individuals, nonprofit organizations, and localities to protect cultural and natural resources and increase community access to open areas. Funding is intended to preserve a range of resources, such as forests and farms, and to provide public ac...

Grants to Virginia arts and community-based organizations, and individual artists for arts programming in eligible locations. Funding is intended for programs in a range of disciplines including music, visual arts, literature, dance, theater, media, film, and vide...

Grants to New York, Connecticut, and Virginia nonprofit organizations in eligible areas for programs related to teen parenting and programs that promote independent living for individuals with mental illness. Teen parenthood programs should focus on the developmen...

Grants to Virginia individuals and businesses for projects to promote the use of electric vehicles in eligible locations. Funding is intended for the purchase and installation of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging stations. Chargers must be located in p...

Residency opportunities for USA artists to provide programming for community residents in eligible regions. Selected professionals will be given free housing in exchange for providing classes, events, and activities. Applicants will be working independently as wel...

Grants to Virginia nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and property owners to preserve burial sites related to Black history. Funding is intended to safeguard, maintain, and preserve architectural and cultural resources. The purpose of the program is to ...

Grants of up to $750 to Virginia food service workers in eligible areas to mitigate financial losses due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), illnesses, injuries, and other emergencies. Eligible expenses include transportation, rent, mortgage payments, and utility payments....

Grants of up to $5,000 to Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia theater professionals in eligible regions to address urgent needs, including personal and medical emergencies and the resulting lack of income. Eligible applicants include actors, designers, director...

Grants of up to $7,500 to Virginia established for-profit companies and individual property owners in eligible locations to upgrade and repair commercial buildings. Funding is intended to encourage existing businesses and property owners to invest in their propert...

Grants of up to $5,000 and grants of up to $25,000 to Virginia residential and commercial property owners and homeowners associations to address flooding in eligible locations. Funding is intended to develop and implement flood-prevention activities that will help...

Grants of up to $3,000 to North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia individuals and businesses for disaster relief efforts in eligible locations. Funding is intended to assist residents and companies who were negatively impacted by Hurricane Helene. The grant provid...

Grants of up to $5,000 to West Virginia individual artists, community-based organizations, and small businesses for arts activities and projects in eligible locations. Funding is intended to assist with getting original art projects off the ground. Grants are desi...

Grants to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Virginia eligible individuals for disaster relief assistance. Funding is intended to provide timely and accessible financial support for urgent needs that arise in the aftermath of a major catastrophe or sudden crisis. This...

Loans of up to $20,000 to West Virginia owners of commercial buildings in eligible locations to carry out exterior facade improvements. Funding is intended to address code violations and aesthetics, as well as to improve accessibility to commercial buildings. Appl...

Grants of up to $3,000 to Virginia individuals in eligible locations who are at risk of eviction to assist with rent payments. Funding is intended for rent payments for individuals who are unable to pay rent due to a sudden hardship, such as illness or job loss. A...

In-kind assistance to Virginia homeowners and renters to increase home energy efficiency. Eligible applicants must be income-eligible, and the home must be structurally sound. Funding is intended to reduce energy costs by weatherizing homes, including caulking, in...