Open — rolling Funding Inquiry Form / Direct Funding ModelAtlas Opportunity Score 91/100
West Virginia First Foundation Direct Funding Model — Rolling Opioid Abatement Opportunity Considerations
West Virginia First Foundation accepts rolling Funding Inquiry Forms for strategic opioid-abatement projects through its Direct Funding Model. Requests must demonstrate impact in at least four WVFF regions, include an additional external revenue source, and satisfy the Foundation's due-diligence and MOU requirements. No fixed deadline or award cap is published.
FundingNo published standard award range or maximum request amount; project-specific request.
DeadlineRolling; no fixed public deadline.
Last verifiedSeptember 26, 2026
Required next actionConfirm that the proposed project affects at least four WVFF regions, has an additional external revenue source, aligns with approved MOU uses, and can satisfy WVFF due-diligence and documentation requirements. Submit the Funding Inquiry Form first; do not treat it as a formal application. If WVFF advances the request after the staff meeting, complete the Opportunity Consideration. Track the one-Opportunity-Consideration-per-calendar-year limit.
Broad Eligibility
Eligible applicants may include nonprofit organizations, government entities, and community-based initiatives focused on evidence-based prevention, treatment, recovery, and other approved West Virginia First MOU uses. Direct Funding requests must affect at least four WVFF regions, include an additional external revenue source, satisfy WVFF due diligence and documentation, and align with the MOU. Individuals are not eligible.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 91/100. Strong statewide substance-use and behavioral-health funding pathway with explicit multi-region, co-funding, due-diligence, and MOU-alignment requirements. The Funding Inquiry Form is the first contact step, not a formal application, and the Opportunity Consideration follows WVFF staff review. Any technology component should be tied to an applicant-led, evidence-based approved use rather than treated as a default procurement opportunity.
Opportunity Overview
West Virginia First Foundation accepts Funding Inquiry Forms through its Direct Funding Model for qualifying multi-region projects. Requests must demonstrate impact in at least four WVFF regions, include an additional external revenue source, and satisfy the Foundation’s due-diligence requirements. An organization may submit one Opportunity Consideration per calendar year.
Funding and Timing
No standard applicant-level award range or maximum request amount is publicly stated. Awards are project-specific.
Rolling / no fixed public deadline. WVFF currently accepts Funding Inquiry Forms and publishes no closing date for this pathway.
Official Source
West Virginia First Foundation — Direct Funding
Source verificationReferenced source · wvfirst.orgAtlas last verified this record September 26, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
