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EDA awards over $15 million in grants for economic development projects in West Virginia in 2023

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Craig Buerstatte, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Affairs at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership/craig-buerstatte

Craig Buerstatte, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Affairs at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership/craig-buerstatte

In 2023, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) issued 23 grants totaling $15,899,471 to fund economic development projects in West Virginia.

This represents an 88.7% decrease from 2022, when the state received $141,015,899 in funding.

West Virginia ranked seventh across the U.S. in total EDA grant funding for 2023. South Carolina topped the list with $30,038,466 in funding across 14 grants.

Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $3,126,336.

EDA Grant Recipients in West Virginia in 2023
Grantee NameTotal Funding
Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle$3,126,336
Doddridge County Public Service District, Inc.$2,590,800
Preston County Public Service District #4$2,288,000
Randolph County Development Authority$2,173,100
Town of Pineville$1,500,000
BridgeValley Community and Technical College$1,150,987
Southern Appalachian Labor School$548,000
Randolph County Development Authority$480,000
Marshall University Research Corporation$376,325
Regional Intergovernmental Council$210,000
Region VI Planning and Development Council$210,000
Region I Planning and Development Council$210,000
Marshall University Research Corporation$137,923
Eastern Panhandle Regional Planning and Development Council$128,000
Region VII Planning and Development Council$125,000
Region 1 Planning and Development Council$120,000
Warm Springs Public Service District$100,000
Putnam County Development Authority, Inc.$75,000
Eastern Panhandle Regional Planning and Development Council$70,000
Region 7 Planning and Development Council$70,000
Region 2 Planning and Development Council$70,000
Region IV Planning and Development Council$70,000
Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Planning and Development Council$70,000

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