Opportunity Overview
Open North Central West Virginia children’s enrichment opportunity. Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia, Inc. (YCF) is accepting applications for the Stephen D. Tanner Children’s Enrichment Fund 2026-27 cycle. The fund is devoted to projects benefiting underprivileged children in Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, and Taylor counties.
Funding
Applicants may request up to $2,500. The controlling fund page does not publish a total program pool or number of awards.
Deadline
Applications are due by September 21, 2026. The controlling YCF materials do not publish an exact clock time or time zone, so Atlas does not infer one.
Eligibility and Geography
Eligible school applicants are traditional public elementary schools in Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, and Taylor counties, with preference given to Title I schools. The opportunity is open to school-based staff including classroom teachers, music and visual arts teachers, school counselors, program specialists, mental health professionals, and other school personnel. Nonprofit organizations offering children’s enrichment programs in under-resourced communities in the same five counties may also be considered.
Program Design and Priority Considerations
YCF encourages project-based learning, cross-curriculum initiatives, and projects that engage parents. Matching funds are encouraged to maximize impact, but the fund page does not state a mandatory match percentage. Matching funds may not be solicited from students or their families.
Allowable and Ineligible Costs
The fund page expressly states that travel expenses will not be covered and that grant recipients may not require or request out-of-pocket spending by children or families in association with grant-funded activities. Funds are expected to be used during the school year in which they are awarded. YCF’s general grant policy generally does not support ongoing programs, annual campaigns, endowments, sectarian religious purposes, political purposes or lobbying, existing obligations/debts/liabilities, or travel and participation in meetings, conferences, seminars, or study exchanges.
Submission, Registration, and Review
Applications must be submitted through YCF’s online grant portal by selecting YCF Grant Program 2026-27. New applicants must create a portal account. YCF’s current grant-opportunities page states that all current competitive programs other than Educator Mini-Grants use the same application form. Late applications are not accepted under YCF’s general grant policy.
N9+ and Dr. Miltie Fit
N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. This is a small children’s enrichment grant. The controlling materials do not establish healthcare delivery, telehealth, remote examination, clinical equipment, or the Nonagon N9+ remote physical examination platform as a funded objective. Atlas will not force a device fit.
QC Healthcare Fit: 10/100 conditional. A limited school-health education or mental-health enrichment concept could be relevant when it is fully applicant-controlled and clearly within the enrichment purpose, but this is not a direct healthcare procurement or clinical-service grant. Dr. Miltie direct-applicant fit: 0/100.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 83/100. The opportunity is current, authoritative, geographically specific, and particularly useful for elementary-school enrichment and school-based mental-health or social-emotional projects. Its principal limitations are the $2,500 ceiling, the absence of a published deadline clock time/time zone, and weak direct commercial fit for Dr. Miltie.
Priority organization example: Mountainview Elementary School, Monongalia County – Organization Opportunity Score 92/100. Mountainview is an eligible public elementary school in Monongalia County and its current school materials document a substantial counseling program focused on academic, social-emotional, and personal growth. A qualifying application would still need to be designed and approved by the school, and Title I preference status was not assumed.
Next Actions
Eligible schools and nonprofits should define a student-centered enrichment project, confirm the applicant and school-year implementation plan, ensure no prohibited travel or family out-of-pocket spending is included, document any matching support, create or confirm the YCF portal account, and submit the YCF Grant Program 2026-27 application by September 21, 2026.
Official Sources
Your Community Foundation – Stephen D. Tanner Children’s Enrichment Fund Grants
Your Community Foundation – Current Grant Opportunities