BREAKING NEWS! Wireless Network created in Lincoln County ... [Wireless Network Report] Rockefeller calls for broadband network ... [View Story] High-speed Internet passing up rural W.Va ... [View AP Story] Congressman Rahall letter ... [Broadband Access Should Be A Priority For All] NPR story: "Widening the Internet Highway to Rural America" [Read the full article] Census Bureau News: Computer & Internet Use in the USA [Read the press release] [Full Report as PDF] [More Alliance Info]

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]

IMPORTANT NOTICE!  Community Technology $5000 Minigrant Program Click the link below to view the awardees for our current 2008 Community Technology Minigrant Program. We awarded 41 projects out of 49 applications submitted totaling $197,451 throughout the 20 eligible counties. Our 7 member review committee met on Monday, July 21st and identified the attached applicants as meeting the criteria for the program. Check out the variety of new organizations involved and their projects: Go to the list of ... [Awardees and Project Descriptions] ... 25 KB xls file All awardees!  You will need to complete the financial document requirements for funded projects! Your midpoint report due date is the last week of October. Click to view the... [Financial Reports]

NEWS!  Coal River Road Neighborhood Wireless Network created in Lincoln County One Economy, Inc. with the Alliance has partnered to create a Neighborhood wireless network as a demonstration project to determine the feasibility of using and sharing a satellite broadband connection in a rural setting. Please read the report to see if creating such a network may be a way to get high speed broadband to your community. Click to read the... [Wireless Network Report]   (3.3 MB Word doc file)

 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)

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