The Alliance of West Virginia Champion Communities was initiated through the Empowerment Zone Program in 1993.
The Champion Community
directive was to improve community development and mitigate the negative effects of economic problems resulting from job losses in mining and other industries.
Each community was empowered to identify and solve their own problems to achieve sustainable development.
The leadership of member West Virginia Champion Communities found it beneficial to share their experiences with each other and formed The Alliance. Its "open door" operating style invites interested people to participate in monthly meetings (3rd Wednesday) to hear about local projects and share
ideas. A variety of projects are discussed with the intention of replicating successful elements into new projects.
To learn more about the Alliance of WV Champion Communities, please review our... [About Alliance WV]
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IMPORTANT NOTICE! Community Technology $5000 Minigrant Program
The Alliance of West Virginia Champion Communities, in cooperation with the Community Connect Foundation, will be requiring that the next "Community Technology $5000 Minigrant" application be downloaded from this website and a signed copy be mailed to:
Alliance of WV. Champion Communities, Inc.,
PO Box 747, Alum Creek, WV 25003-0747
Note: The training session to be held at Blackwater Falls State Park has been changed to August 16, 2008.
Prior to starting on the online application for the mini-grant please print out a copy of the application and instructions!
First, go the the [Minigrant Instructions] (41 KB PDF)
Next, you can download & review the "informational only" application by clicking this link:
[Minigrant "Info Only" Application] (124 KB Word doc).
There is no need to do anything with this "information app" except to read it carefully!
Counties eligible include Calhoun, Doddridge, Grant, Hardy, Jackson, Lewis, Mason, Mineral, Morgan, Pendleton, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Wetzel and Wirt.
Finally, after you read the instructions and have reviewed the "info only application", you can complete the process by going to the login page:
Go to... [Official Minigrant Application]
==> Applications will be due July 8, 2008 <==
Important! Applications will exceed funding available. We highly recommend that at least one member of your team attend a pre-application session. Attendees will learn how to complete the application and identify ways to enhance their chances of getting funding. Click the link below to sign up for a workshop:
Go to the... [Pre-Application Workshop Form]
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 Two professionally designed brochures are now available for download!
[Alliance West Virginia] ...422 KB pdf ~ and ~ [Barbour County] ...352 KB pdf
[2007 Community Technology Minigrant
Awardees] (42 KB Excel file)
[Latest Grants & Useful Information]
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