WVU initiatives receive $500K in grants from Benedum Foundation

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The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation recently
awarded five grants to West Virginia University,
through the WVU Foundation, totaling
$540,000.

The grants will benefit various programs and
initiatives at WVU and across the state including:

• Office of the Provost – $325,000 – The
West Virginia Public Education Collaborative and the WVU Energy Institute will
benefit from this grant, receiving $225,000 and $100,000, respectively. Over
the course of a three-year project, the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative
will hire an executive director, conduct oversight of pilot projects between different
academic divisions of WVU and Pre-K12 schools, and manage other initiatives and
studies in order to form educational partnerships and shape nonpartisan
education policy. Funding for the WVU Energy
Institute will be used for detailed research and analyzing efforts for the
development of the Appalachian Storage Hub. The project will help plan the infrastructure
underpinning of a natural gas liquid storage and trading hub, serving West
Virginia, Ohio and Western Pennsylvania.

• West Virginia Northern Brownfields–
$100,000 – Funding to the Strategic Teardown of Properties Brownfields,
Abandoned, Dilapidated Buildings 2.0 initiative will leverage the work
completed by BAD Buildings communities in the first phase of the project. A new
Demolition Grant Fund will be used to demolish designated BAD Buildings
properties in communities statewide.

• WVU School of Medicine – $90,000 –
Funding will support Phase II of the West Virginia Coordinated Action,
Response, Education and Support about Families Living with Dementia project.
Phase I of the project previously received funding from the Benedum Foundation.
Phase II will include the development of a website to connect patients and
caregivers to resources in the state, partnering with the Alzheimer’s
Association, AARP, and the Bureau of Senior Services, conducting training
sessions with law enforcement officers and first responders, and working with
the West Virginia Bankers Association to develop training and resources for
banks related to signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and related
dementias. This initiative is ...

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