Cultivate WV - Fairmont

08/20/2026

Team Fairmont Mini Grants!!

Today we announced the official start date for this year's Team Fairmont Mini Grant submittals! Join us Sept. 2, 2026 at 5 p.m. at the Marion County Chamber of Commerce at 110 Adams St. for our kick-off meeting.

Attendance at this meeting is REQUIRED for anyone wanting to receive a mini grant. You don't need to have a fleshed out project, but you'll at least need to show up!

To read all our information, check out our full release:
www.fairmontwv.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/88

01/14/2026

Join us on Wednesday, February 11th to celebrate the Cultivate WV - Fairmont Mini Grant Projects! The City of Fairmont - City Hall will also be there to make a special announcement!! The event is FREE and all are welcome. See the invitation below or event page for more information.

01/12/2026

This citizen led Cultivate Mini Grant project added two new Free Little Libraries to the community. Not only is this a wonderful resource for sharing free books with the community, but these Free Little Libraries also provide a bench to rest and a dog waste dispenser! Enjoy these Free Little Libraries located near the campuses of West Fairmont Middle School and Fairmont Senior High School.

01/08/2026

Emerge WV is an art center in Marion County where children and adults can come to learn both creative and life skills, play boards games, and add to the art community. With a Cultivate Mini Grant, Emerge WV was able to offer MAC Therapy- free classes, including 8 ocarina lessons on 3D printed ocarinas, a handmade watercolor class, and a two-day Procreate masterclass.

01/05/2026

Monongah Elementary Lions used a Cultivate Mini Grant to enlarge their gardening program. A program that not only teaches students about gardening and healthy foods, but allows students, faculty and staff to make connections with the community by sharing their harvest.

01/02/2026

This Cultivate Mini Grant project adds art, color, and life to Downtown Merchant Street! Visit Parkside Coffee and check it out!

12/29/2025

A 3-D You and Me is a project helping our community one unique, individualized gadget at a time! This project, which officailly kicks off in 2026, will be housed at the Disability Action-Center. Look for updates on this project here and on the Disability Action Center page.

12/26/2025

Forging Falcon Connections was an event held at the end of October. Organized by the Fairmont State Alumni, Fairmont State University, and Marion County Chamber of Commerce, the event aimed to forge a deeper connection with FSU students and the community.

12/22/2025

Thanks to the Marion County QRT, Marion County WV Health Department, and Marion County Communities of Shalom for placing two Naloxone resource boxes in our community. One will be permantly located at the Marion County Rescue Squad, 400 Virginia Ave, and the other will travel throughtout the community as needed. The resource boxes will contain Naloxone, also known as Narcan- a life saving drug designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdoses, test strips, and first aid kits. The boxes will be maintianed by the QRT and Health Deptartment. Other community partners will stock the boxes with resource information.

12/18/2025

Have you ever been curious about your genealogy? If so, contact the Marion County Genealogical Club. Members of the Marion County Genealogical Club shared many resources with the participants of The Roots and Wings Genealogy Workshop. Other resources provided were binders, journals, and example records.