HINTON, WV (WVNS) - The Hinton Area Foundation has two types of exciting grant opportunities open that folks can apply for.

One of them is called the Learning Innovation Fund Educational Grant. Executive Director Christina Cochran explained this is open for Summers County teachers who teach any classes from Pre-K all the way through 12th grade. Up to $500 will be awarded.

“We want our teachers to have all the resources that we can provide available to them because they work incredibly hard. We know a lot of times that the public funding available just is not enough. A lot of our teachers come out of pocket for, you know, materials to make sure their kids have everything that they need,” said Cochran.

In the past, the funds from this grant have been utilized to support field trips or pur

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