Opportunity Overview
Verified open West Virginia arts and lifelong-learning funding opportunity, with deadline time-zone verification still incomplete. The West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History currently lists Creative Aging for Lifelong Learning (CALL) — Organizations Round Two as open. The program supports sequential arts-learning projects that employ a West Virginia teaching artist, teach a new artistic skill to the same group of adults across multiple sessions, and culminate in a public event. Projects focused on adults age 55 and older receive preference.
Funding and Match
Applicants may request up to $7,500. Organizations located in Appalachian Regional Commission counties designated At-Risk or Distressed may request up to the full project expense, capped at $7,500. Other organizations may request up to 75% of project expenses, with a 25% match.
Deadline and Verification Hold
The official Arts Grants page and the current FY27 sample application both state a Round Two deadline of October 1, 2026 at 4:59 PM. Neither source states the controlling time zone. Because Atlas requires the exact deadline time zone before publication or new-applicant outreach, this record remains in Draft / VERIFICATION HOLD. Do not infer a time zone from the issuer’s location.
Eligibility and Program Scope
The current sample application identifies West Virginia 501(c)(3) organizations, local governments, county school boards, and colleges and universities as eligible. Colleges and universities must demonstrate arts service to the community at large and may apply for no more than 33% of eligible costs. Applicants must be established for at least one year, current on prior WVDT/WVCA final reports, in good standing with the West Virginia Secretary of State, and compliant with the current vendor, UEI, and debarment requirements.
Eligible Costs and Program Limits
Eligible expenses include artist fees, materials, space rentals, and equipment rentals or purchases. The program does not fund projects specifically designed to provide rehabilitation from illness or injury, and it excludes school teaching positions, hospitality, general operating costs, maintenance, fundraisers, instrument purchases, projects outside West Virginia, prize money, regranting, and pre-grant-period expenses.
Scoring and Application Requirements
The current sample application uses a 100-point rubric across Artistic Merit, Engagement, Artistic Excellence, and Overall Presentation, each worth 25 points. Applications must include the cover sheet, narrative, project budget, certification statements, and documentation of expenses. Cost documentation must be attached as PDF, and the application requires project objectives, workshop and culminating-event details, participant estimates, accessibility information, and evaluation planning.
Atlas Fit Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 76/100. Current official West Virginia education funding with defined applicant classes, detailed application requirements, and a clear award ceiling, but it primarily serves adult arts learning rather than school-age education.
N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. The program is not a healthcare-technology or clinical-procurement pathway. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. The current sample application expressly excludes projects specifically designed to provide rehabilitation from illness or injury. Dr. Miltie direct-applicant/vendor fit: 0/100 under the verified program scope. Atlas should not force a healthcare or device pathway into this opportunity.
Submission Method
Submit through the GOapply portal linked from the official West Virginia Arts Grants page. Use the current FY27 sample application and live portal as controlling application materials.
Official Sources
West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History — Arts Grants
FY27 Creative Aging for Lifelong Learning Organization Sample Application