Project Grant SO30916726

The West Virginia Humanities Council Inc. received a $465,044 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129), awarded June 1, 2026, with a completion date of April 30, 2031. This general operating support grant enables the Council to deliver humanities programming and educational initiatives tailored to West Virginia's communities through a combination of subawards to local organizations and public programming. The Council utilizes grant funds to advance the NEH's strategic objectives of enhancing knowledge and understanding of the humanities while increasing public awareness of and support for humanities-focused activities throughout the state.

Under this five-year award, the West Virginia Humanities Council will support diverse humanities-based educational and cultural programs, including public events, oral history initiatives, documentary projects, and grants to local cultural institutions within West Virginia. The Council must expend the awarded funds during the first three years of the performance period and maintain comprehensive fiscal documentation in accordance with NEH requirements. This funding structure aligns with the program's mandate to 56 state and jurisdictional humanities councils nationwide to deliver community-centered humanities programming and educational outreach at the local and statewide levels.