West Virginia State University News August 31, 2022 INSTITUTE, W.Va. - West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service has been chosen as a Project Fellow to receive $10,000 from The Extension Foundation to support the WV Coalfields Trail Town Program. The WV Coalfields Trail Town Program is a community revitalization and economic diversification project that is tailored to adapt to the needs and capacity of the small, remote and diverse areas of the Southern West Virginia coalfields. Targeted strategies will be implemented in the program to create new and diverse economies, improve quality of life and draw new residents to these struggling communities. “I am excited to have the support of the Extension Foundation in developing a strategy to assist our coalfield communities in Southern West Virginia with the challenges they face,” said Adam Hodges, Community and Economic Development Program Leader for WVSU Extension Service. The Extension Foundation will be supporting 39 projects across Cooperative Extension as part of the New Technologies for Ag Extension (NTAE) program, which serves all Land-Grant Universities in the United States. The NTAE program is made possible by funding from USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through a partnership with Oklahoma State University and the Extension Foundation, grant no. 2020-41595-30123. Follow West Virginia State University<http://www.facebook.com/wvstateu> on Facebook, Instagram @wvsu_official<https://www.instagram.com/wvsu_official/>, and Twitter @WVStateU<https://twitter.com/WVStateU>. West Virginia State University is a public, land-grant, historically black university, which has evolved into a fully accessible, racially integrated, and multi‐generational institution, located in Institute, W.Va. As a “living laboratory of human relations,” the university is a community of students, staff, and faculty committed to academic growth, service and preservation of the racial and cultural diversity of the institution. Its mission is to meet the higher education and economic development needs of the state and region through innovative teaching and applied research. West Virginia State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution and does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, sex/gender, national origin, ancestry, age, blindness, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or military status or other category that is protected under federal, state or local anti-discrimination laws as protected characteristics. LaTasha Denard Executive Assistant HBCU Library Alliance (678) 210-5801 ext. 102 http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> ldenard@hbculibraries.org<mailto:ldenard@hbculibraries.org> "Transforming for Tomorrow while Preserving the Past." Sandra M. Phoenix, Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance 678-210-5801 ext. 101 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Seek justice, honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/