The West Virginia Humanities Council aims to support and promote public humanities programming for audiences in West Virginia. Through their efforts, they facilitate understanding and appreciation of the humanities, encompassing a wide range of disciplines, to foster a deep sense of the human condition, heritage, and the relevance of humanities in contemporary society.
The West Virginia Humanities Council provides matching grants to non-profit organizations for public humanities programming. The grant program targets a breadth of humanities disciplines, including language, literature, history, and philosophy, with a particular focus on projects that engage with West Virginia’s diverse heritage and history. The Publication Grants specifically support non-fiction manuscripts related to West Virginia topics or by West Virginia authors in the humanities, aiming to enhance the quality and quantity of humanities publications. These grants back the production phase for completed manuscripts of recognized non-profit and academic presses.