AFNHA awarded $200,000 in grants to area organizations through our new Appalachian Forest Grants program. These projects will support preservation, interpretation, tourism development, and partnership development.
Grantees include:
Friends of the Cheat: Cheat River Trailhead Interpretive Signage
Future Generations University: Forest on the Go
Mountain Heritage Trails, Inc: Restored Humanity: The African American Burial Grounds of Hardy County
Evergreen Heritage Center Foundation Inc: The Forest Gatehouse Exhibit
Kump Education Center: Woodland Heritage Lecture Series
Woodlands Development Group: Lost Towns/Lost Communities
Randolph County Park and Recreation Board: Historic Schoolhouse Renovation and 4-H museum
City of Frostburg: Glendening Park Signage
Helvetia Restoration and Development Organization: Helvetia Historic Signage
Randolph County Historical Society Inc: Centennial of the RCHS - 100 Years of History
Allegany Museum Inc: Mountain Maryland Traditional Arts Education Center
Arthurdale Heritage, Inc: Essential Museum Upgrades and Masonry Restoration
Greenbrier Valley Archaeology, Inc: Fort Warwick Archaeology and Heritage Tourism
Greenbrier Valley Repertory Theatre: West Virginia History Play
Northern Webster County Improvement Council, Inc: Appalachian Heritage-Historical Area
Pendleton County Convention and Visitor's Bureau: Preparing Pendleton & Sharing Seneca
Friends of Blackwater: Ecotourism and Heritage Tourism with Friends of Blackwater
The Old Brick Playhouse Company: OBP Dynamic History Initiative
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy: Highlands Creatures Coloring Book
Thank you to all who applied. We received almost twice as much requested as we had funds available. So the judgment process was difficult, and inevitably, we had to turn down some very worthwhile projects. We expect to offer this grant program annually.
These grants were made possible by funding from the National Park Service.
