BLACKSBURG, Va., March 4 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Virginia Tech has been awarded a $5 million Mellon Foundation grant to support Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia, an initiative to document, reinterpret, display, and amplify histories and experiences that highlight collective struggles in Appalachian communities, especially those stories that have been hidden, silenced, denied, or excluded.
The renewal brings the foundation's support of the initiative to $8 million and will extend work beyond the initial nine projects made possible by a $3 million grant in 2022. The renewal also will enable additional community engagement and partnership and will fund the creation of 10 ...