The Board of the Appalachian Stewardship Foundation is pleased to announce our grant recipients for our Fall 2012 funding cycle. Energy Efficient West Virginia Charleston, West Virginia $50,000 to fund Energy Efficient Statewide Programming West Virginia Rivers Coalition Elkins, West Virginia $27,500 to fund Monitoring Water Quality Impacts of Marcellus Shale Development […]
Category Archives: News
ASF Announces Annual Grant Cycles
August 28, 2012 – 2:25 pm
ASF will consider applications for funding through two grant cycles a year. The schedules for these cycles are outlined below. In extraordinary cases, the Board may consider funding a project outside these schedules, but only at the request of ASF. Spring Cycle February 1st – Deadline for online submission of Expressions of Interest April 1st – […]
ASF Announces First Round of Grant Recipients
August 2, 2012 – 5:37 pm
The Board of the Appalachian Stewardship Foundation is pleased to announce our first round of grant recipients in 2012. Shenandoah Valley Network Luray, Virginia Shenandoah Valley Network Energy Project $15,000 Friends of Blackwater Charleston, West Virginia Blackwater Trout Restoration Initiative $36,000 University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia Chemical Status and Trends […]
ASF Welcomes Shanda Minney as the New Executive Director
May 11, 2012 – 8:55 pm
News From Appalachian Stewardship Foundation www.appalachianstewards.org For Immediate Release: DATE Contact: Larry Harris, ASF Board Chairman, PHONE, larry@appalachianstewards.org Appalachian Stewardship Foundation Selects Shanda Minney as First Executive Director The Board of Directors of the Appalachian Stewardship Foundation (ASF) is pleased to announce the selection of Shanda Minney as ASF’s first […]
ASF Networking Reception
May 10, 2012 – 8:01 pm
ASF is excited to host its first networking reception at Hawks Nest State Park on May 17, 2012. ASF will use this opportunity to meet with community organizations and other stakeholders interested in environmental protection and energy conservation.
ASF Launches Online Grant Application
January 31, 2012 – 3:57 pm
Appalachian Stewardship Foundation is excited to announce that the online grant application is officially launched, and ASF is now accepting expressions of interest. Please visit www.appalachianstewards.org and click on the Apply for a Grant button to submit an expression of interest. ASF will then either decline to move forward or invite the applicant to create a […]
ASF Funding Received!
January 18, 2012 – 10:43 pm
Appalachian Stewardship Foundation (ASF) is excited to announce that it received its first funding disbursement, and ASF will initialize the first grant cycle for 2012 very soon. Please periodically check www.appalachianstewards.org for exact grant application deadlines and to apply through the online grant application COMING SOON.
NASA Satellites Confirm Reduction in Coal-Based Air Pollution
December 7, 2011 – 7:32 pm
The State Journal By Taylor Kuykendall, Reporter According to NASA, a team of scientists has detected major reductions in the levels of sulfur dioxide generated by Eastern U.S. coal plants from space, confirming ground-level measurements. Sulfur dioxide, once heavily released into the air, is mostly scrubbed from coal-fired plants’ emissions before they are released. The […]
ASF Website Launches
November 3, 2011 – 9:55 pm
ASF is pleased to announce the launch of our new website, appalachianstewards.org. Please have a look around to learn more about us, our mission, and our funding opportunities. In the coming weeks we will be adding additional news and the Online Grant Application for those interested in applying. Qualifying information and a sample pdf application […]
Climate Pilots
October 17, 2011 – 6:21 pm
Climate Pilots: In a collaboration between the City of Kalmar in Sweden and the Embassy of Sweden in Washington DC, four households in Washington DC have been acting as Climate Pilots. They have been committed to making a difference by finding real everyday solutions to climate change, by lowering their energy usage and carbon footprint. […]