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Community Connections Mobile Office Hours in Bluefield, Princeton, and Belle

Community outreach event at West Virginia Grant Resource Centers in Bluefield, Princeton, and Belle.

WV Grant Resource Centers Staff Host
Community Connections 

Outreach Team in Bluefield, Princeton, and Belle

BLUEFIELD, PRINCETON, AND BELLE, W.VA. – The West Virginia Grant Resource Centers (Grant Centers) Co-Founders Sara Payne Scarbro and Dr. Liz Vitullo today announced the Grant Centers will be hosting a series of mobile office events, titled Community Connections, in the communities of Bluefield, Princeton, and Belle, West Virginia, on Tues., June 16, and Wed., June 17, 2026. 

“We have helped secure more than $53 million in local, state, federal and private dollars for economic and community projects across the Mountain State, and we are excited to kick off this round of outreach events,” Payne Scarbro said.

Hosted in collaboration with public libraries in Mercer and Kanawha Counties, Community Connections provide an opportunity for communities, nonprofit organizations, small businesses, and other grant-eligible entities to connect one-on-one with a Grant Centers’ Grant Writer, make grant-related inquiries, and acquire technical assistance to support their project funding pursuits. 

Mobile Office Hours Events and Locations:

Community Connections Mobile Office Hours event in Bluefield, Princeton, and Belle.
Community Connections Mobile Office Hours event in Bluefield, Princeton, and Belle.
West Virginia Grant Resource Centers Community Connections Mobile Office Hours poster.

Information about the Grant Centers’ training opportunities, newsletter, and upcoming outreach events will also be available. 

Entities who are interested in connecting with the Grant Centers to discuss their grant-related inquiries are encouraged to attend. Community Connections attendees will be met in the order in which they arrived. 

For more information about the Grant Centers’ services, upcoming events, or resources, visit www.wvgrantcenters.com. 

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The WV Grant Resource Centers are a joint partnership between Marshall University and West Virginia University. This effort is supported by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the State of West Virginia to help West Virginians develop competitive proposals to support their economic, workforce, and community development projects and drive economic prosperity. To date, the WVGRC has helped secure more than $53 million through 140 successful projects, which have directly created and sustained 285 jobs.