Opportunity Overview
Open North Central West Virginia school and youth STEM opportunity. Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia, Inc. (YCF) is accepting applications for its 2026-27 S.T.E.M. for Girls Fund Grants. The fund supports science, technology, engineering, and math activities and opportunities for girls in North Central West Virginia and is designed to encourage girls to pursue STEM fields.
Funding
Awards are available for up to $4,000. The controlling program page does not publish a total funding pool or number of awards.
Deadline
Applications are due by September 21, 2026. The controlling YCF materials do not publish an exact deadline clock time or time zone, so Atlas does not infer either.
Eligibility and Geography
Eligible applicants include traditional public schools in Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, and Taylor counties, with preference given to Title I schools, plus nonprofit organizations including public libraries. Projects or programs must be open to girls only and target girls in grades K-12.
Program Priorities and Example Activities
YCF identifies example activities including teacher-initiated enrichment programs, after-school STEM clubs, financial assistance for STEM-related activities, and support for students attending STEM-related competitions. Grant funds are expected to be used during the school year in which they are awarded.
Costs, Match, and Restrictions
The S.T.E.M. for Girls page does not publish a separate detailed allowable-cost schedule, equipment rule, vendor/procurement rule, or mandatory match percentage. Atlas therefore does not infer any of those terms. YCF’s general competitive grant policy states that it prioritizes start-up and one-time projects, pilot or seed projects, matching grants that leverage additional funding, broad community reach, unmet needs, and expansions of existing programs. The general policy also states that grants are generally not made for ongoing programs, annual campaigns, endowments, sectarian purposes, political purposes or lobbying, existing obligations or debts, or travel and participation in meetings, conferences, seminars, or study-exchange programs.
Submission, Registration, and Contacts
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 confirms that the 2026-27 cycle is open and due September 21, 2026. General grant questions may be directed to YCF at 304-296-3433 or info@ycfwv.org. The accessible controlling sources do not publish an opportunity-specific solicitation number, addenda, FAQs, or separate vendor qualification requirements.
N9+ and Dr. Miltie Fit
N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. This is a small K-12 girls-only STEM enrichment grant, and the controlling rules do not establish healthcare delivery, telehealth, remote-exam equipment, or the Nonagon N9+ remote physical examination platform as a funded objective. Atlas does not force a device fit.
QC Healthcare Fit: 10/100 conditional. A health-science or biomedical STEM learning project could fit the fund’s broad STEM purpose if designed and controlled by an eligible school or nonprofit, but the grant is not a healthcare-delivery funding program. Dr. Miltie direct-applicant fit: 0/100 because Dr. Miltie is not an eligible traditional public school or nonprofit applicant under the published terms.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 84/100. The opportunity is current, authoritative, simple to access, and useful to West Virginia schools and nonprofits building girls’ STEM programming. Its limitations for the Dr. Miltie healthcare pipeline are the $4,000 ceiling and lack of a direct healthcare or technology-procurement objective.
Priority organization: East Fairmont High School – Organization Opportunity Score 94/100. East Fairmont High School is a traditional public high school in eligible Marion County. Its current official school materials identify active science faculty, health and physical-education faculty, school nurses, and a principal-led school structure that could support an applicant-controlled girls’ biomedical, health-science, data-science, or other STEM enrichment project. Any project must remain girls-only, meet YCF’s K-12 STEM purpose, and use costs confirmed as allowable by YCF.
Next Actions
Identify an eligible girls-only STEM project, confirm the applicant’s YCF portal account, build a project-specific budget consistent with YCF’s published policies, confirm any uncertain cost category directly with YCF, and submit through the YCF Grant Program 2026-27 application by September 21, 2026.
Official Sources
Your Community Foundation – S.T.E.M. for Girls Grants
Your Community Foundation – Current Grant Opportunities