Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Other requirements

  • Applicants may be K-12 teachers in Brooke, Ohio, Marshall and Wetzel county schools

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: SWN STEM grant program will NOT fund
  • Not eligible: School laboratory supplies or equipment for general school use
  • Not eligible: Media equipment (computers, digital cameras, projectors, white boards, DVD players, etc.) and furniture (display and book cases, carts, etc.)
  • Not eligible: Continuation of projects previously funded by other sources
  • Not eligible: Routine responsibilities of the educator submitting the proposal
  • Not eligible: Projects that require multiple academic years for completion
  • Not eligible: Admission fees and stipends for conferences, workshops, and competitions
  • Not eligible: Transportation, incentives, meals, and refreshments
  • Not eligible: Grant funds may not be used to pay teachers or staff

Overview

Expand Energy STEM Grants

Expand Energy will concentrate efforts to support public school STEM education by awarding grants to K-12 teachers in Brooke, Ohio, Marshall and Wetzel county schools for projects that incorporate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) concepts into the classrooms.

Types of projects to be considered:

* Innovative and creative projects
* Projects that are age appropriate
* Projects that are designed to improve, advance, and enrich student learning
* Projects that leverage additional funds (match)
* May be formative ideas that explore learning concepts or fully tested models that are ready to be adopted and disseminated

Resources requested should be integral components of a well-planned classroom project/lesson plan, and important to its success.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Applicants may be K-12 teachers in Brooke, Ohio, Marshall and Wetzel county schools.

Ineligibility

* SWN STEM grant program will NOT fund:
* School laboratory supplies or equipment for general school use
* Media equipment (computers, digital cameras, projectors, white boards, DVD players, etc.) and furniture (display and book cases, carts, etc.)
* Continuation of projects previously funded by other sources
* Routine responsibilities of the educator submitting the proposal
* Projects that require multiple academic years for completion
* Admission fees and stipends for conferences, workshops, and competitions
* Transportation, incentives, meals, and refreshments
* Grant funds may not be used to pay teachers or staff.

What Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
119
Total given
$3.2M
Median grant
$14K
Range
$5,367–$399K
  • By dollars: West Virginia 86%, Ohio 10%, North Carolina 2%. Top recipient cities: Wheeling, WV; Middlebourne, WV; St Clairsville, OH.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Wvu Foundation Inc · Morgantown, WV

    Health, physical/mental; disease/disorder

    $399K

  • United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley · Wheeling, WV

    Social service

    $210K

  • Camp Kno Koma · Morgantown, WV

    Recreation/sports

    $209K

  • Wheeling Health Right Inc · Wheeling, WV

    Health, physical/mental; disease/disorder

    $132K

  • Middlebourne Parks & Recreation Facilities · Middlebourne, WV

    Recreation/sports

    $100K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • STEM education
  • Teachers
  • K-12 schools
  • Science teachers

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