Governor McDonnell Announces $225,000 for the Building Collaborative Communities Program
– Program promotes regional economic collaboration in distressed areas –
RICHMOND – February 6, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Governor Bob McDonnell today announced $225,000 in funding for five projects in Virginia through the Building Collaborative Communities program. The program promotes regional economic collaboration in economically-distressed areas that stimulate job creation, economic development and provide a significant return on state investment.
“In its first year, Building Collaborative Communities jumpstarted several regional collaborative efforts across the Commonwealth,” said Governor McDonnell. “The selected projects focus on and facilitate involvement from the private sector, community organizations and various other regional organizations that can make the collaboration a success.”
Building Collaborative Communities is a broad-based program that brings to bear resources from a number of state entities, including the Lieutenant Governor’s Office, Senior Economic Advisor, Department of Business Assistance, Virginia Tourism Corporation, the Tobacco Commission, Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Virginia Community College System and other agencies as appropriate. The Commonwealth is providing $200,000 to support this program in FY2013, along with an additional $25,000 in state funding to address a project targeting entrepreneurship and workforce development for a total program investment of $225,000.
The following projects were awarded funding through the Building Collaborative Communities program:
2012 CDBG Community Improvement Grant Awards:
| Applicant and
Localities Targeted |
Project Name | Award Offer |
| Mecklenburg County
(Brunswick, Charlotte, Greensville, Lunenburg and Nottoway counties and city of Emporia) |
Commonwealth TransTech Marketing Alliance | $ 20,000 |
| Southwest Regional Recreational Authority (Tazewell, Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, Scott, Wise and Lee counties and city of Norton) |
Spearhead Trails Adventure Tourism Playground of the East | $ 50,000 |
| Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission
(Augusta, Bath, Highland, Rockbridge and Rockingham counties and the cities of Buena Vista, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Staunton and Waynesboro) |
Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission | $ 60,000 |
| Virginia’s Gateway Region (Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry and Sussex counties and cities of Colonial Heights, Hopewell and Petersburg) |
Virginia’s Gateway Region Grant | $45,000 |
| West Piedmont Workforce Investment Board
(Henry, Patrick and Pittsylvania counties and the cities of Danville and Martinsville) |
West Piedmont Workforce Investment Board | $50,000 |
Contact:
Jeff Caldwell
Press Secretary
(804) 786-2211
Amanda Pearson
Department of Housing and Community Development
(804) 371-7006
