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Today is Wednesday, March 26, 2025.

Does your community need help with grant applications? The WV Grant Resource Centers can help you get started…Spring is here and with the spring rain comes waterfalls; download your WV Waterfall Trail mobile passport and start checking them off your list to win prizes…and, speaking of prizes, the WV Gold Rush returns next month; catch a tagged golden rainbow trout and you might win a big prize…on today’s daily304.

#1 – From WVGRC – The West Virginia Grant Resource Centers assist communities and other eligible applicants in developing competitive grant applications.

With a center in both Huntington and Morgantown, WVGRC serves all 55 counties, focusing on the pre-award process to help eligible applicants identify funding opportunities, put together competitive proposals, and submit complete application packages.

Sectors of focus include workforce development and training, community development and outdoor recreation, job creation and retention, infrastructure and site development and economic development. 

To request assistance or training, visit wvgrantcenters.com.

Learn more:

https://wvgrantcenters.com/

 

#2 – From WV TOURISM – After a frosty winter in Almost Heaven, the waterfalls are eager to roar back to life. Let the spring fever wash away and cure it for good with these incredible waterfalls on the West Virginia Waterfall Trail.

From the multiple overlooks of Blackwater Falls to the remote High Falls of Cheat, you’ll find a waterfall that will get you going with the flow. Download the free West Virginia Waterfall Trail mobile passport and check in as you visit each waterfall. You can win prizes along the way!

Read more:

https://wvtourism.com/catching-spring-fever-let-west-virginia-waterfalls-be-your-cure/

 

#3 – From WBOY-TV – Anglers, get ready for the return of the West Virginia Gold Rush!

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has announced the stocking of more than 50,000 golden rainbow trout this spring. The stockings will take place between April 1-12 at 69 lakes and streams around the state, including waters in or near 15 state parks and forests. 

One hundred of these stocked fish will have a numbered yellow tag. If you catch a fish with a numbered tag, you can enter the tag online for a chance to win one of several fantastic prizes. (Eligible anglers must be aged 15 or older and have a West Virginia fishing license with a current trout stamp and a valid form of identification.)

Visit wvdnr.gov/fishing/gold-rush for more information and to view a map of all Gold Rush stocking locations around the state.

Read more:

https://www.wboy.com/wv-outdoors/gold-rush-rainbow-trout-stocking-to-begin-in-april/

 

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That’s all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.