WVU in the News: WVU team to lead West Virginia First Foundation needs assessment survey
At its first quarterly meeting of the year, the West Virginia First Foundation Board of Directors approved a new funding mechanism and introduced the Community Catalyst Grant, set to accept applications in June.
Additionally, a team from West Virginia University will partner with the West Virginia First Foundation to perform a statewide needs assessment survey that will help the nonprofit decide how to allocate future grant money. The needs assessment survey will take at least 18 months to complete and will be called “The West Virginia Wayfinder.”
The West Virginia First Foundation (WVFF) was created by the state Legislature in 2023 to distribute nearly $1 billion in opioid settlement monies over the next 17 years. The organization is aimed at combatting the addiction crisis through grants and regional projects.
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